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1. What do you mean by optically active compounds? Give two examples.

2. Draw the ‘d’ and T forms of [Co(en)3]3+

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(1). Optically active compounds are formed by chiral moneluces i.e., molecules which do not have plane of symmetry. These isomers are non- superimposable mirror images of each other. They are optically active and rotate the plane of polarised light equally but in opposite directions.

The isomer which rotates the plane of polarised light towards left is called leavorotatory (-) while that which rotate plane towards right is called dextrorotatory (+). 

e.g. [Co(en)3]3+, [PtCl2(en)2]2+

Dextro and laevo forms of these compounds are possible.

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