JEE Main levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 2 of 3cc141
The number of geometrical isomers of the square planar complex [Pt(NHX3)(py)ClBr] (py = pyridine, monodentate) is
A3
B4
C2
D6
Answer: A
For square planar Mabcd, fix a at one corner. Then any one of b, c, d may be trans to a, and the remaining two go to the other two corners as one arrangement. That gives 3 geometrical isomers.