Question

Which isomers can have different physical or chemical properties?

structural isomers only

geometric isomers only

both structural isomers and geometric isomers

neither structural isomers nor geometric isomers

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

isomers Chemical compounds having the same molecular formula but different properties due to the different arrangement of atoms within the molecules. Structural isomers haveatoms connected in different ways. Geometric isomers, also called cis-trans isomers, differ in their symmetry about a double bond.

Answer 2

Answer: Option (b) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

A geometric isomer is defined as an isomer that contains different arrangement of groups across the double bond, ring etc. Generally, coordination compounds show geometric isomers.

For example, cis-2,butene and trans-2,butene are geometrical isomers.

Geometrical isomers cause change in geometry of a compound. Due to this both physical and chemical properties of a substance changes.

On the other hand, structural isomers are the isomers that have same chemical formula but different structure due to different sequence of atoms present in the formula.

For example, butane and isobutane are structural isomers.

Therefore, we can conclude that geometric isomers only have different physical or chemical properties. ty