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IIT-JEE 2010 · Paper 1, Chemistry question 2

The ionization isomer of [Cr(HX2O)X4Cl(NOX2)]Cl\ce{[Cr(H2O)4Cl(NO2)]Cl} is

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Official answer: B

Ionisation isomers swap a ligand inside the coordination sphere with the counter-ion outside, so they give different ions in solution.

In [Cr(HX2O)X4Cl(NOX2)]Cl\ce{[Cr(H2O)4Cl(NO2)]Cl} the counter-ion is ClX−\ce{Cl-} and NOX2X−\ce{NO2-} is coordinated. Exchanging them gives [Cr(HX2O)X4ClX2]NOX2\ce{[Cr(H2O)4Cl2]NO2}.

(C) is a linkage isomer (ONO vs NO₂); (A) and (D) do not have the same formula.

(B)