Question

What is space isomerism also called stereo isomerism ? And what is a co-ordination number ?

Please explain it the was a 9th grader can understand.


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Answer 1

Compounds having same molecular formula but different structural or spatial arrangement depending on the type.

There are 2 types of isomers:

1.Stereoisomer

2.Constitutinal isomers

Stereoisomers include:

1.configurational

2.conformational

Conformational include :

1.geometrical

2.optical

Optical include:

1.enantiomer

2.diastereomer

3.meso

Geometrical include:

1.cis

2.trans

3.other

So this is the basic division and subcategories of isomers

But let us keep our discussion limited to stereo isomer and not go deep into it.

Stereo isomers are those which have different spatial arrangement of the atoms in the compound.It means that the bonds attached to the central atom may be arranged differently but their lenght and order remains same.

Coming to coordination number

its basically the number of lmetal atoms (ligands) attached to the central metal atom in a complex.

hope this helps.

Answer 2

Answer:

Stereoisomers are isomeric molecules that have the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms (constitution), but which differ in the three dimensional orientations of their atoms in space.

For molecules and polyatomic ions the coordination number of an atom is determined by simply counting the other atoms to which it is bonded (by either single or multiple bonds).

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