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Question
Assertion: Linkage isomerism arises in coordination compounds containing ambidentate ligand.
Reason: Ambidentate ligand has two different donor atoms
Options
Assertion and reason both are true, reason is correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion is true, reason is false.
Assertion is false, reason is true.
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Solution
Assertion and reason both are true, reason is correct explanation of assertion.
Explanation:
Linkage isomerism arises due to two different donor atoms in ambidentate ligand.
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