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(C) An optically active compound must be chiral,meaning it lacks a plane of symmetry or a center of symmetry. In the complex $[Co(en)_3]Cl_3$,the liga

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$[Co(en)_3]Cl_3$

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(C) An optically active compound must be chiral,meaning it lacks a plane of symmetry or a center of symmetry. In the complex $[Co(en)_3]Cl_3$,the ligand $en$ (ethylenediamine) is a bidentate ligand. The complex $[Co(en)_3]^{3+}$ forms a tris-chelated octahedral structure that does not possess a plane of symmetry or a center of symmetry. Therefore,it exists as a pair of non-superimposable mirror images (enantiomers),making it optically active. The other complexes listed are either square planar or octahedral with planes of symmetry,rendering them optically inactive.

Identify the optically active compound from the following.

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