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1. Copper sulphate dissolves in ammonia due ot the
precipitate with
BaCl 2 . Two compounds are isomer of
formations of
Cu2 O [Cu( NH 3 ) 4 ] SO4 CoBrSO 4 . 5 NH 3 . What colud be the possible formula
(a) (b)
of X and Y ?
[Cu( NH ) ]OH
3 4 [Cu( H O ) ]SO
(c)
(d) 2 4 4
X =[ Co( NH 3 )5 SO 4 ] Br , Y =[ Co( NH 3 )5 Br ] SO4
2. Which of the following ligands forms a chelate? (a)
(a) Acetate (b) Oxalate (c) Cyanide (d) Ammonia
(b)
X =[ Co( NH 3 )5 Br ] SO4 , Y =[ Co( NH 3 )5 SO4 ]Br
3. The complex ion which has no d – electrons in the
central (c)
X =[ Co( NH 3 )5 Br( SO4 )],=[ CoBr( SO4 )( NH 3 )5 ]
− 3+
(a)
[ MnO 4 ] (b)
[Co( NH 3 )6 ] X =[ Co(Br 3 )5 NH 3 ] SO4 , Y =[CoBr( SO4 )] NH 3
(d)
3− 3+
[ Fe (CN ) ]
6 (d) 2 6 [Cr ( H O ) ]
12. A solutions contains 2 .675 g of
CuCl 3 , 6 NH 3 (molar
(c)
−1
4. Which of the following shows maximum number f mass =2.67.5 g mol ) is passed through a cation
isomers? exchanger. The chloride ions obtained in solutions were
(a)
[Co( NH 3 ) 4 Cl 2 ] (b)
[ Ni (en )(NH 3 )4 ]2+ AgNO 3 to 4 .78 g of
treated with excess of give AgCl
2− + −1
[ Ni (C2 O 4 )(en )2 ] (d)
[Cr ( SCN )2 ( NH 3 ) 4 ] (molar mass = 143.5 g mol ) The formula of the
(c) complex is (At. Mass of Ag = 108 u)
5. The hybridizations involved in
[Co(C 2 O4 )3 ]3− is [CoCl (NH 3 )5 ]Cl 2 [Co( NH 3 )6 ]Cl 3
(a) (b)
3 2 3 3 3 2 3
sp d (b) sp d (c) dsp (d) d sp [CoCl ( NH ) ]Cl
2 3 4 (d) 3 [CoCl ( NH )]
3 3
(a) (c)
6. The lowest value of paramagnetism is shows by 13. Among the following which are ambidentate ligands?
(a)
[Co(CN )6 ]3− (b)
[ Fe (CN 6 )]3− − NO− NO− C O2−
(i) SCN (ii) 3 (iii) 2 (iv) 2 4
3− 3−
(c)
[Cr (CN )6 ] (d)
[ Mn(CN )6 ] (a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) and (iv)
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)
7. Which of the following shall form an octahedral
14. The correct IUPAC name of the coordination compound
complex?
4 8 K 3 [ Fe (CN )5 NO] is
(a) d (low spin) (b) d (high spin)
6 (a) Potassium pentacyanonitrosylferrate (II)
(c) d (low spin) (d) None of these (b) Potassium pentacyanonitroferrate (III)
8. The spin only magnetic moment value of
Cr (CO )6 is (c) Potassium nitritopentacyanoferrate (IV).
(d) Potassium nitritepentacyanoiron (II)
2.84 B . M . (b) 4 .90B .M .
(a)
15.
[ Pt (NH 3 )4 ][CuCl 4 ] and [Cu( NH 3 ) 4 ][ Pt(Cl 4 )]
are
(c) 5 . 92 B . M (d) 0 BM known as
9. Arrange the follwong complexes in increasing order of (a) Ionisation isomers (b) Coordination isomers
conductivity of solutions. (c) Linkage isomers (d) Polymerisation isomers
(i)
[Co( NH 3 )3 Cl 3 ] 16. The primary valence of the metal ion in the co-ordination
compound 2 [ 4 ] is
K Ni ( CN )
(ii)
[Co( NH 3 ) 4 Cl 2 ]Cl
(a) Four (b) Zero
(iii)
[Co( NH 3 )6 ]Cl 3 (c) Two (d) Six
(iv)
[Co( NH 3 )5 Cl ]Cl 2 17. Low oxidation state of metals in their complexes are
common when ligands:
(a) (i) < (ii) < (iv) < (iii) (b) (ii) < (i) < (iii) < (iv) (a)have good -accepting character
(c) (i) < (iii) < (ii) < (iv) (d) (iv) < (i) < (ii) < (iii)
(b) have good -donor character
10. A coordinations comound
CrCl 3 . 4 H 2 O gives white (c)are havind good -donating ability
precipitate of AgCl with
AgNO 3 . The molar
(d) are havind poor -donating ability
conductance of the compound corresponds to two ions.
18. Which of the following coordination compound is also
The structural formula of compound is
known as heteroleptic complex?
(a)
[Cr ( H 2 O ) 4 Cl 3 ] (b)
[Cr ( H 2 O )3 ] H 2 O
[Cr ( H O ) Cl ]Cl
2 4 2 (d) 2 4 [Cr ( H O ) Cl ]Cl
2 (a) (b)
(c)
11. A coordinations compound X gives plae yellow colour
(c) (d)
with
AgNO 3 solutions while its isomer Y given white
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19. The crystal field stabilisation energy (CFSE) for
(Q) (ii)
is . The CFSE for
will be (R) (iii)
(a) (b) (S) (iv)
(c) (d) (v)
P Q R S
20. Match the Column I with Column II and select the (a) (iv) (v) (ii) (i)
correct codes given below. (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Column I Column II
(c) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Complex IUPAC name
(d) (iii) (v) (i) (ii)
(P) (i) Pentaaminine
carbonatocobalt (III) chloride 24. Which of the following statement is correct with
respect to and
(Q) (ii) Tris(ethane-
1,2 -diammine) cobalt (III) sulphate
(a) and both are square planar
(R) (iii) Dichloridobis
(b) and both are tetrahedral
(ethane-1,2-diammine) cobalt (III) chloride
(c) is tetrahedral while is square
(S) (iv) planar
Dichloridobis (ethane-1,2‐diammione) cobalt (III)
(a) P-(i),Q-(ii),R-(iii),S-(iv) (d) is square planar while is
(b) P-(iv),Q-(iii),R-(ii),S-(i) tetrahedral
(c) P-(ii),Q-(i),R-(iii),S-(iv)
25. Select the incorrect statement
(d) P-(iii),Q-(ii),R-(i),S-(iv)
(a) Stereoisomerism have the same chemical formula and
chemical bonds bur they have different spatial
21. IUPAC name of the complex arrangement.
is
(b) has cis and trans isomerism.
(a) triamminetriaquachromium(II) chloride
(b) hexaamminerriaquachromium(III) chloride
(c) has only cis isomerism.
(c) diamminetriamminechromium(II) chloride
(d) Ionisation isomerism is a type of structural isomerism.
(d) triamminetriaquachromium(III) chloride
26. Which of the following cannot be explained by crystal
22. 1 mol of gave how many mol of field theory?
precipitate when it is treated with excess silver nitrate (a) The order of spectrochemical series
solution? (b) Magnetic properties of transition metal complexes
(c) Colour of metal complexes
(a) 3 mol of (d) Stability of metal complexes
(b) 2 mol of 27. All the alkali metal hydrides are ionic solid (True). The
hybridization and magnetic behaviour of cobalt ion in
(c) 1 mol of [Co(NH3)6]3+ complex, respectively is
(a) sp3d2 and diamagnetic
(d) 4 mol of
(b) d2sp3 and paramagnetic
(c) d2sp3 and diamagnetic
23. Match the metal ions given in column I with the spin (d) sp3d2 and paramagnetic
magnetic moments of the given in column II and
assign the correct code:
28. Correct order of spin only magnetic moment of the
Column I Column II
following complex ions is: (Given At. No. Fe: 26, Co:27)
(a) [FeF6]3- >[CoF6]3- >[Co(C2O4)3]3-
(P) (i)
(b) [Co(C2O4)3]3- >[CoF6]3- >[FeF6]3-
(c) [FeF6]3- >[Co(C2O4)3]3- >[CoF6]3-
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(d) [CoF6]3- >[FeF6]3- >[Co(C2O4)3]3-
29. Which of the following is correct order of ligand field
strength?
(a) CO < en < NH3 < < S2-
2- 2-
(b) S < C2O < NH3 < en < CO
(c)NH3<en<CO<S2-<
(d) S2- < NH3 < en < CO <
30. 1 L, 0.02 M solution of [Co(NH3)5SO4]Br is mixed with
1L, 0.02 M solution of [Co(NH3)5Br]SO4. The resulting
solution is divided into two equal parts (X) and treated
with excess AgNO3 solution and BaCl2 solution
respectively as shown below:
1 L Solution (X) + AgNO3 solution (excess) Y
1 L Solution (X) + BaCl2 solution (excess) Z
The number of moles of Y and Z respectively are
(a)0.02,0.02 (b) 0.01, 0.01
(c)0.02,0.01 (d) 0,01, 0.02
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