Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer
(1) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Solution
Statement I: a homoleptic octahedral complex with monodentate ligands is of the type [MA6].
All six ligands are identical, every arrangement of them is the same (no cis / trans forms), and the complex has planes of symmetry (no optical isomers).
It shows no stereoisomerism Statement I is true.
Statement II: cisplatin and transplatin are cis- and trans-[Pt(NH3)2Cl2]. They are heteroleptic (NH3 and Cl-), but the central metal is Pt, not Pd.
Statement II is false.
Answer: (1)