Provide Calculations Please 15. Circle the appropriate description of the distin

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15. Circle the appropriate description of the distinction between "geometric isomers" and "optical isom ers": 2 pts (a) Geometric isomers have a different set of bonds. Optical isomers have the same set of bond s. bonds is a different set of ligands in the outer coordination shell. In optical isomers the set of mers differ in the number of hydrogen atoms. Optical isomers are those geometric isomers in (b) Geometric isomers differ in the spatial arrangement of bonds. In optical isomers the arrangement of the same. (c) Geometric isomers have ligands in the inner and outer coordination shells is the same. (d) Geometric iso which this causes a color change.

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The answer is "b"

Explanation: Both Geometric and Optical isomers belong to the class of isomers called stereoisomers which have same atoms, the same set of bonds but differ in the relative orientation of these bonds.

Geometric isomers are basically isomers which differ in the arrangements of atoms in the space, like Cis and trans isomers, because of this different orientation of atoms in space these isomers (cis and trans) have different physical and chemical properties like boiling point, density etc

Optical isomers differ only in one property i.e their interaction with plane-polarized light example enantiomers. If an enantiomer rotates the plane polarised light clockwise it will be labeled as (+) and the one who rotates it anti-clockwise will be labeled as (-).

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