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Answer the following about the coordination compound.

Write the IUPAC name of [Co(en)₂Cl₂]⁺ ion and draw the structures of its geometrical isomers.

Write the IUPAC name of $[\text{Co}(\text{en})_2\text{Cl}_2]^+$ ion and draw the structures of its geometrical isomers.

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IUPAC name	dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)cobalt(III) ion
Isomerism	geometrical: 2, optical: yes

Worked out by the server: 2 geometrical isomer(s): trans, cis; optical isomers: yes

IUPAC name: dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)cobalt(III) ion. It shows two geometrical isomers: cis (the two Cl on adjacent positions, which is also optically active) and trans (the two Cl on opposite positions).