A _____ isomer is a type of isomer in which the ligands or the substituents are adjacent to one another in a rigid molecule or a metal complex.
A) cis
B) trans
C) structural
D) fac
E) mer

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A cis-isomer is characterized by the fact that the ligands or substituents are adjacent to each other in a rigid molecule or metal complex, whereas a trans-isomer is characterized by the fact that the ligands or substituents are opposite to each other in a rigid molecule or metal complex. Structural isomers differ in the way their atoms are connected. Fac and mer describe the geometry of octahedral complexes.

A _____ Isomer Is a Type of Isomer in Which