Coordination compounds
Multiple choice questions
1. In the complex formation, the central metal atom / ion acts as
a) Lewis base
b) Bronsted base
c) Lewis acid d) Bronsted acid
2. The groups satisfying the secondary valencies of a cation in a complex are called
a) Ligands
b) Radicals
c) Primary valencies d) None of these
3. The number of ions formed on dissolving one molecule of FeSO4(NH4)2SO4.6H2O in water
is
a) 4
b) 5
c) 3
d) 6
[Link] number of unidentate ligands in the complex ion is called
a. Effective atomic number
b.
Coordination number
c. Primary valency
c.
Oxidation number
+1
d.
[Link] oxidation state of Cr in [Cr(NH3)4Cl2]+ is
a. +3
b.
+2
c.
[Link] response gives the correct coordination number and oxidation number of the transition
metal atom in [Co(NH3)2(H2O)2Cl2]+?
a. C.N. = 2; O.N. = +3
c. C.N. = 4; O.N. = +2
b.
d.
C.N. = 3; O.N. = +1
C.N. = 6; O.N. = +3
[Link] one of the following is a monodentate ligand?
b.
EDTA
a. CN
c. C2O4
d.
H2NCH2CH2NH2
[Link] of the following can function as a chelating agent?
c. H2NCH2CO2b. H2O
d. SCNa. [Link] the coordination compound, Na2[Pt(CN)4]. The Lewis acid is
(a) [Pt(CN)4]2(b) Pt
(c) Pt2+
(c) CN10. Consider the coordination compound, K2[Cu(CN)4]. A coordinate covalent bond exists
between
(b) Cu2+ and CN(a) K+ and CN(c) K+ and [Cu(CN)4]2(d) C and N in CN11. Which of the following compound will furnish Fe3+ ions in solution?
a) [Fe(CN)6]3 -
b) Fe2(SO4)3
c) [Fe(CN)6] 4 -
d) None of these
9.3 Nomenclature of coordination compounds
[Link] IUPAC name for the complex [Co(NO2)(NH3)5]Cl2 is
a. nitrito-N-pentaamminecobalt (III) chloride
b. nitrito-N-pentaamminecobalt (II) chloride
c. pentaamminenitrito-N-cobalt (II) chloride
d. pentaamminenitrito-N-cobalt (III) chloride
[Link] IUPAC name of the coordination compound K3[Fe(CN)6] is
a. Potassium hexacyanoferrate (II)
b. Potassium hexacyanidoferrate (III)
c. Potassium hexacyanoiron (II)
d. tripotassiumhexcyanoiron (II)
[Link] coordination compound is named incorrectly?
A. [Co(NH3)5Cl]SO4 pentaamminechloridocobalt(III) sulphate
B. [Ag(CN)2]
dicyanidoargentate(I) ion
C. [Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl tetraamminedichloridocobalt(III) chloride
D. [Pt(en)2Cl2]Cl2
diethylenediaminedichloroplatinum(IV) chloride
D. [Cr(en)2Cl2]+.
[Link] the chemical formula for the compound, diamminetetraaquairon(II)chloride.
A. [Fe(NH3)2(H2O)4Cl]
B. [Fe(NH3)2][(H2O)4Cl]
C. [Fe(NH3)2(H2O)4]Cl2
D. [Fe(H2O)4][(NH3)2Cl]
9.4 Isomerism in coordination compounds
[Link] one of the following compounds will exhibit linkage isomerism
(a) [Pt (NH3)2 Cl2]
(b) [Co (NH3)5 NO2] Cl2
(d) [Ag (NH3)2] NO2
(c) [Co (NH3)4 Cl2] NO2
[Link] one of the following has an optical isomer? (en = ethylenediamine)
a. [Zn(en)(NH3)2]2+
b. [Co(en)3]3+
c. [Co(H2O)4(en)]3+
d. [Zn(en)2]2+
[Link] complex cannot ionize in solution?
a. [Pt(NH3)6] Cl4
c. K2[pt(F6)]
c. K4[Fe(CN)6]
d. [CoCl3(NH3)3]
[Link] of silver nitrate solution is added to 100 ml of 0.01 M Pentaaquachlorido chromium
(III) chloride solution. The mass of silver chloride obtained in grams is
[Atomic mass of silver is 108].
a. 287 103
b.143.5 103
c. 143.5 102
d. 287 102
[Link] of the following square planar complex ions can have cis-trans isomers?
A.
B.
C.
D.
[Pt(NH3)4]2+
[Ni(NH3)4]2+
[Pt(NH3)2Cl2]
[Pt(NH3)Cl3]
21.A complex with the composition [MA2B2]X2 is found to have no geometrical isomers. Both
A and B are monodentate ligands. The structure of the complex is
A.
B.
C.
D.
linear.
square planar.
tetrahedral.
octahedral.
[Link] of the following pairs of coordination compounds or complex ions are examples of
linkage isomers?
A) [Cu (NH3)5Br]Cl and [Cu(NH3)5Cl]Br
B) [Fe (NH3)2(H2O)4]Cl2and [Fe(NH3)4(H2O)2]Cl2
2+
2+
C) [Fe (CO)5NO2] and [Fe(CO)5ONO]
D) [Fe (NH3)2(H2O)4]Cl2 and [Fe(NH3)2(H2O)4]Br2
[Link] of the following compounds can exhibit cis-trans isomerism?
2+
A) [Fe(CO)5NO2]
B) [Cu(CO)5Cl]+
2C) [MnClBr3]
2+
D) [Ni(CO)2(NH3)2]
[Link] of the following compounds can exhibit fac-mer isomerism?
A) [Cu(CO)5Cl]+
3+
B) [Co(H2O)3(CO)3]
2+
C) [Fe(CO)5NO2]
2+
D) [Fe(NH3)2(H2O)4]
[Link] of the following compounds can exhibit fac-mer isomerism?
+
A) [Cr(H2O)4Br2]
2+
B) [Fe(CO)5ONO]
3+
C) [Fe(CO)3(NH3)3]
+
D) [Cu(CO)5Br]
[Link] one of the following complexes can exhibit geometrical isomerism?
(a) [Pt(NH3)2Cl2] (square planar)
(b) [Zn(NH3)2Cl2] (tetrahedral)
(c) [Cu(NH3)4]2+ (square planar)
(d) [Co(NH3)5Cl]2+ (octahedral)
[Link] of co-ordination group by a water molecule in complex molecule results in
a) Ionisation isomerism
b) Ligand isomerism
c) Hydration isomerism
d) Geometrical isomerism
[Link] of the following complex will give white precipitate with barium chloride solution?
a) [Cr(NH3)5Cl] SO4 b) [Cr(NH3)SO4]Cl
c) [Co(NH3)6] Br3
d) None of these
9.5 Bonding in coordination compounds
[Link] octahedral complex is formed when central metal atom undergoes hybridization among
the _______ orbitals
a) sp3
b) dsp2
c) sp3d
d) sp3d2
[Link] which one of the following species does the transition metal ion have d3 electronic
configuration?
(a) [Cr(NH3)6]3+
(b) [Co(OH2)6]2+
(c) [CoF6]3(d) [Fe(CN)6]331.(Valence Bond Theory) The coordination complex, [Cu(OH2)6]2+ has one unpaired electron.
Which of the following statements are true?
(1) The complex is octahedral.
(2) The complex is an outer orbital complex.
(3) The complex is d2sp3 hybridized.
(4) The complex is diamagnetic.
(5) The coordination number is 6.
(a) 1, 4
(b) 1, 2, 5
(c) 2, 3, 5
(d) 2, 3
32.(Crystal Field Theory) When the valence d orbitals of the central metal ion are split in energy
in an octahedral ligand field, which orbitals are raised least in energy?
(a) dxy and dx2-y2
(b) dxy, dxz and dyz
(c) dxz and dyz
(d) dxz, dyz and dz2
(e) dx2-y2 and dz2
33.(Crystal Field Theory) How many unpaired electrons are there in a strong field iron(II)
octahedral complex?
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 4
[Link] the following ions which one has the highest paramagnetism
(a)
[Cr(H2O)6]3+
(b)
[Fe(H2O)6]2+
(c)
[Cu(H2O)6]2+
(d) [Zn(H2O)6]2+
[Link] magnetic moment of [NiX4]2 ion is found to be zero. Then the metal of the complex ion
is (X = monodentate anionic ligand).
(a)
sp3 hybridized
(b)
spd2 hybridised
(c)
dsp2 hybridized
(d)
d2sp hybridized
