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What is the name of the complex formed by the reaction of copper (II) ions with ethylenediamine in a 1:2 stoichiometric ratio, and what is its shape and isomerism?

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The complex formed by the reaction of copper  II  ions with ethylenediamine in a 1:2 stoichiometric ratio is called bis ethylenediamine copper II  complex. Its chemical formula is [Cu en 2]^2+, where en represents ethylenediamine.The shape of this complex is square planar, as copper II  complexes with d8 electron configuration tend to adopt this geometry. Regarding isomerism, since the ethylenediamine ligand is symmetrical, there are no geometrical isomers  cis or trans  for this complex. Additionally, there is no optical isomerism in this complex, as it does not have a non-superimposable mirror image  it is not chiral .

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