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Coordination Chemistry
Only One Correct Option Type Questions:

1. Which of the following is a complex of metal other than transition metal?

(a) Haemoglobin (b) Chlorophyll (c) Ferrocene (d) Vitamin B12
2. Which of the following is not a double salt but a coordinate compound?
(a) KCl.MgCl2.6H2O (b) FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O (c) K2SO4.Al2(SO4)3.24H2O (d) 4KCN.Fe(CN)2
3. The donor atoms in ethylenediaminetetraacetate ion is
(a) two N and two O (b) two N and four O (c) four N and two O (d) three N and three O
4. The correct I.U.P.A.C. name of the complex, Fe(C 5H5)2 is
(a) cyclopentadienyl iron (II) (b) bis(cyclopentadienyl) iron (II)
(c) dicyclopentadienyl iron (II) (d) ferrocene (0)
5. The geometrical isomerism in coordination compounds is exhibited by
(a) square planar and tetrahedral complexes (b) square planar and octahedral complexes
(c) tetrahedral and octahedral complexes (d) square planar, tetrahedral, octahedral comp.
6. Which of the following is not optically active?
(a) [Co(en)3]3+ (b) [Cr(ox)3]3- (c) cis-[CoCl2(en)2]+ (d) trans-[CoCl2(en)2]+
7. The complex ion [Cu(NH3)4]+ is
(a) tetrahedral and paramagnetic (b) tetrahedral and diamagnetic
(c) square planar and paramagnetic (d) square planar and diamagnetic
8. The hybrid state of Co in high spin complex, K 3[CoF6] is (a) sp3d2 (b) sp3 (c) d2sp3 (d) sp3d
9. In an octahedral crystal field, the t2g orbital are
(a) raised in energy by 0.4 ∆o (b) lowered in energy by 0.4 ∆ o
(c) raised in energy by 0.6 ∆o (d) lowered in energy by 0.6 ∆ o
10. If ∆o < P, then the correct electronic configuration for d 4 system will be
(a) t2g4 eg0 (b) t2g3 eg1 (c) t2g0 eg4 (d) t2g2 eg2
11. The tetrahedral complexes are generally high spin. This is because
(a) ∆t < P (b) ∆t > P (c) ∆t = P (d) none of these
12. Which of the following is correct related with Irving William’s order?
(a) Mn2+ < Fe2+ < Co2+ < Ni2+ (b) Ni2+ < Co2+ < Fe2+ < Mn2+
(c) Fe2+ < Mn2+ < Ni2+ < Co2+ (d) Co2+ < Mn2+ < Fe2+ < Ni2+
13. Class “a” acceptors are the metal ions belonging to
(a) group 11 and 12 elements (b) inner transition elements
(c) transition elements of group 3 - 6 (d) transition elements of group 7 – 9
14. Wilkinson’s catalyst, [(Ph3P)3RhCl] is used for
(a) hydrogenation of carboxylic acids (b) hydrogenation of alkynes
(c) hydrogenation of alkenes (d) polymerization of alkenes
15. Zeigler Natta catalyst is used for
(a) synthesis of methanol (b) polymerization of olefins
(c) cracking of hydrocarbons (d) hydrogenation of alkenes
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16. Among the compounds, [Ni(CO)4] -1, [Ni(CN)4]2— - 2 and [NiCl4]2- - 3, the correct statement is
(a) 1, 3 are diamagnetic while 2 is paramagnetic (b) 2, 3 are diamagnetic while 1 is paramagnetic
(c) 1, 2 are diamagnetic while 3 is paramagnetic (d) 1 is diamagnetic while 2, 3 are paramagnetic
17. Which of the following is a complex salt?
(a) Fischer’s salt (b) Mohr’s salt (c) Glauber’s salt (d) Microcosmic salt
18. The E.A.N. of central atom in [Cu(NH 3)4]SO4 is (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 36
19. In which of the following compounds, the central atom obey E.A.N. rule?
(a) K3[Fe(CN)6] (b) [Cu(NH3)4]SO4 (c) K4[Fe(CN)6] (d) [NiCl4]2-
20. The total number of isomers of the complex [Cu II(NH3)4][PtIICl4] is (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 4

21. Which of the following will show maximum paramagnetic nature?

(a) [Cr(H2O)6]3+ (b) [Fe(CN)6]4- (c) [Fe(CN)6]3- (d) [Cu(H2O)6]2+
22. The correct formula of the complex formed in the brown ring test of nitrates is
(a) [Fe(H2O)5NO]+ (b) [Fe(H2O)5NO]2+ (c) Fe(H2O)5NO]3+ (d) [Fe(H2O)4(NO2)]
23. For the square planar complex, [MABCD] where M is central metal and A, B, C, D are mono-
dentate ligands, the number of possible geometrical isomers are
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
24. Which of the following will show optical isomerism?
(a) [Cr(en)(H2O)4]3+ (b) [Cr(en)3]3+ (c) trans-[Cr(en)(Cl2)(NH3)2]+ (d) [Cr(NH3)6]+
25. The primary valency of the Fe in the complex, K 4[Fe(CN)6] is
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6
26. Which of the following compound will exhibit linkage isomerism?
(a) [Co(en)3]Cl3 (b) [Co(NH3)6][Cr(en)3] (c) [Co(en)2(NO2)Cl]Br (d) [Co(NH3)5Cl]Br2
27. Which of the following will form an octahedral complex?
(a) d4 ( low spin ) (b) d8 ( high spin ) (c) d6 ( high spin ) (d) none of these
28. The shape of cuprammonium ion is (a) tetrahedral (b) octahedral (c) trigonal (d) square planar
29. In the complex, [Co(NH3)5(CO3)]ClO4, the C.N., O.N., the number of d-electrons and the number
of unpaired electrons in d-orbital are respectively
(a) 6, 3, 6, 0 (b) 7, 2, 7, 1 (c) 7, 1, 6, 4 (d) 6, 2, 6, 3
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30. In [Cr(C2O4)] , the isomerism shown is (a) linkage (b) optical (c) geometrical (d) ionization
31. Which of the following is paramagnetic in nature?
(a) [Cr(CO)6] (b) [Fe(CO)5] (c) [Fe(CN)6]4- (d) [Cr(NH3)6]3+
32. When AgNO3 is added to a solution of complex CoCl3.(NH3)5, the precipitate of AgCl shows two
ionizable Cl-. It indicates that
(a) two Cl- satisfy primary valency while one Cl- satisfy both primary and secondary valency
(b) two Cl- satisfy primary valency while one Cl- satisfy only secondary valency
(c) all three Cl- satisfy only primary valency (d) all three Cl- satisfy only secondary valency
33. Among the following, the most stable complex is
(a) K3[Al(C2O4)3] (b) [Pt(en)2]Cl2 (c) [Ag(NH3)2]Cl (d) K2[Ni(edta)]
34. According to I.U.P.A.C. nomenclature, sodium nitro-prusside is named as
(a) sodium nitroferricyanide (b) sodium nitroferrocyanide
(c) sodium pentacyanonitrosylferrate (II) (d) sodium pentacyanonitrosylferrate (III)
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35. The number of unpaired electrons in [CoF 6]3- is (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
36. Chloroplitinic acid is (a) monobasic (b) dibasic (c) tri-basic (d) tetra-basic
37. The O.N. of central atom in Wilkinson’s catalyst is (a) + 1 (b) + 2 (c) + 3 (d) + 4
38. The fac-mer isomerism is associated with which of the following general formula?
(a) [M(AA’)2] (b) [M(AA)3] (c) [MABCD] (d) [MA3B3]
39. Which of the following acts as a ligand but does not possess any unshared pair of electrons?
(a) C2H4 (b) NH3 (c) en (d) CN-
40. The hybridization of central atom and shape of Wilkinson’s catalyst is
(a) dsp2, square planar (b) sp3, tetrahedral (c) sp3d, trigonal bipyramidal (d) d2sp3, octahedral

More than one correct option:

41. The compound K3[Co(NO2)6] is known as

(a) Fischer’s salt (b) potassium cobaltinitrite
(c) potassium hexanitrocobaltate (III) (d) potassium cobalt nitrite
42. The compound Na2[Fe(CN)5(NO)] is called
(a) sodium pentacyanonitrosoylferrate (III) (b) sodium nitroprusside
(c) sodium pentacyanonitrosoniumferrate (III) (d) sodium nitrosoferrocyanide
43. K4[Fe(CN)6] is used for the identification of (a) Fe 2+ (b) Fe3+ (c) Cu2+ (d) Cd2+
44. Which of the following is correct about [Fe(H 2O)5(NO)]SO4?
(a) it is brown ring in the test for NO 3- ion (b) O.N. of Fe is + 1 (c) charge on NO is +1 (d) C.N. is 6
45. Which of the following acts as catalysts?
(a) [(Ph3P)3RhCl](b) TiCl4 + (C2H5)3Al (c) (C2H5)4Pb (d) (CH3)2Cd
46. Which of the following are organo-metallic compounds?
(a) Zn(CN)2 (b) [Ni(CO)4] (c) K[PtCl3(C2H4)] (d) NiCO3

Assertion Reason Type Questions:

Instructions: The following questions consist two statements as Assertion and Reason.
While answering these questions, choose correctly any of the following responses.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) If Assertion is true and Reason is false. (d) If Assertion is false and Reason is true.

47. Assertion: The complex [Co(NH3)3Cl3] gives no precipitate with AgNO3 solution.
Reason: The above complex is non ionizable.
48. Assertion: [Ni(CO)4] is tetrahedral in shape.
Reason: Ni atom is in zero oxidation state and undergoes sp 3 hybridization.
49. Assertion: Wilkinson’s catalyst contains Ti4+ as the metal cation.
Reason: Wilkinson’s catalyst has composition [(Ph 3P)3RhCl].
50. Assertion: Ethylenediaminetetraacetate ion makes an octahedral complex with the metal ion.
Reason: It has six donor atoms which coordinate simultaneously to the metal ion.
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51. Assertion: [Cu(en)2]2+ is more stable than [Cu(NH3)4]2+.

Reason: Both of these complexes have a square planar shape.
52. Assertion: Glycinate ion is an example of bi-dentate ligand.
Reason: It contains two donor atoms per glycinate ion.
53. Assertion: The total number of isomers shown by [Co(en) 2Cl2]+ complex ion is three.
Reason: [Co(en)2Cl2]+ complex ion has an octahedral geometry.
54. Assertion: The oxidation number of central ion in Zeisse’s salt is +2.
Reason: C2H4 ligand in it has charge equal to -2.

Passage – 1: When crystals of CuSO4.4NH3 are dissolved in water, then there is hardly any
evidence for the presence of Cu2+ ions or NH3 molecules. A new ion [Cu(NH3)4]2+ is furnished in
which ammonia molecules are directly linked with the metal ion, Cu 2+. Similarly, the aqueous
solution of Fe(CN)2.4KCN does not give the test for Fe2+ and CN- ions but gives test for new ion,
[Fe(CN)6]4-. These ions are known as complex ions.
55. The primary and secondary valency of copper in the complex [Cu(NH 3)4]SO4 are
(a) 2, 4 (b) 4, 2 (c) 0, 4 (d) 1, 4
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56. The E.A.N. of the central metal ion in the complex [Fe(CN) 6] is
(a) 26 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 35
57. The hybridization state of the Cu in the compound [Cu(NH 3)4]SO4 is
(a) sp3 (b) sp2d (c) sp3d2 (d) dsp2
58. Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) [Cu(NH3)4]2+ is diamagnetic while [Fe(CN)6]4- is paramagnetic (c) both are paramagnetic
(b) [Cu(NH3)4]2+ is paramagnetic while [Fe(CN)6]4- is diamagnetic (d) both are diamagnetic
59. For the complex ion, [Cu(NH3)4]2+, the stability constant is (a)
2+ 2+ 4 2+ 4 2+
[Cu(NH3)4] / [Cu ][NH3] (b) [Cu ][NH3] / [Cu(NH3)4]
(c) more if instability constant is more (d) is less if instability constant is less

Passage – 2: The coordination number of Ni2+ is 4 in both the complexes.

NiCl2 + KCN → “A” (cyano complex) and NiCl 2 + HCl (excess) → “B” (chloro complex).
60. The I.U.P.A.C. name of “A” and “B” are respectively
(a) potassium tetracyanonickelate (II) and potassium tetrachloridonickelate (II)
(b) tetracyanopotassiumnickelate (II) and tetrachloridopotassiumnickelate (II)
(c) tetracyanonickel (II) and tetrachloridonickel (II) (d) none of above is correct
61. Predict the magnetic nature of “A” and “B”.
(a) Both are diamagnetic (b) both are paramagnetic
(c) “A” is diamagnetic & “B” is paramagnetic (d) “A” is paramagnetic & “B” is diamagnetic
62. The hybridization state of “A” and “B” is respectively
(a) dsp2 & sp3 (b) sp3 & sp3 (c) dsp2 & dsp2 (d) sp3 & dsp2

Matching Type Questions:

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63. List – I List – II

(A) LiAlH4 (P) reducing agent
(B) KCl.MgCl2.6H2O (Q) double salt
(C) K2SO4.Al2(SO4)3.24H2O (R) alum
(D) NaBH4 (S) complex hydride
64. List – I List – II
(A) Ferrocene (P) iron present
(B) Mn2(CO)10 (Q) cobalt
(C) Vitamin B12 (R) metal-metal bonding
(D) Heme (S) sandwich structure
65. List – I List – II
(A) [Co(NH3)4(H2O)2]Cl2 (P) geometrical isomers
(B) [Pt(NH3)2Cl2] (Q) paramagnetic
(C) [Co(H2O)5Cl]Cl (R) diamagnetic
(D) [Ni(H2O)6]Cl2 (S) metal ion in +2 O.N.

Answer key: Only One Correct Option Type Questions:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
b d b b b d c a b B
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
a a c c b c a c c D
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
a b c a b c a d a B
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
d a d D c b a d a A
More Than One Correct Option Type Questions:

41 42 43 44 45 46
a, b, c a, b b,c a, b, c, d a, b b, c
Assertion Reason Type Questions:

47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
a a d A b a b c
Passage Type Questions:

55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62
a c D b a a c A
Matching Type Questions:

63 A - P, S. B – Q. C – Q, R. D – P, S
64 A – P, S. B–R C–Q D–P
65 A – P, Q, S. B – P, R, S. C – Q, S. D – Q, S
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Coordination Chemistry
1. Which of the following is a complex salt?
(a) KCl.MgCl2.6H2O (b) FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O (c) K4[Fe(CN)6] (d) K2SO4.Al2SO4.24H2O
2. The number of moles ions produced on dissolving one mole Mohr’s salt is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
3. What is coordination of metal in [Co(en)2Cl2]?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
4. The EAN of Pt in potassium hexachloridoplatinate(IV) is
(a) 46 (b) 86 (c) 36 (d) 84
5. Which of the following are diamagnetic? 1 - K 4[Fe(CN)6], 2 - K3[Cr(CN)6], 3 - K3[Co(CN)6], 4 -
K2[Ni(CN)4] (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2,3 and 4 (c) 1,3 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
6. Which of the following can show optical isomerism?
(a) K3[Fe(CN)6] (b) [Cr(NH3)6]Cl3 (c) FeSO4.7H2O (d) K3[Cr(C2O4)3]
7. Which of following gives four isomers?
(a) [Co(en)2Cl2]Br (b) [Co(en)(NH3)2Cl2]Cl (c) [Co(en)3]Cl3 (d) [Co(PPh3)2(NH3)2Cl2]+
8. Which of the following high spin complex has the largest CFSE?
(a) [Cr(H2O)6]2+ (b) [Cr(H2O)6]3+ (c) [Mn(H2O)6]2+ (d) [Mn(H2O)6]3+
9. One third of total chlorine of the complex, CrCl 3.6H2O, is precipitated by adding AgNO3 to its
aqueous solution. The correct formula of the complex
(a) [Cr(H2O)3Cl3].H2O (b) [Cr(H2O)6]Cl3 (c) [CrCl(H2O)5]Cl2.H2O (d) [CrCl2(H2O)4]Cl.2H2O
10. Tetrahedral complex of the type of [MA 4] and [MA3B] do not show optical isomerism because
(a) they have non-super imposable mirror images (b) they possess a centre of symmetry
(c) they possess a plane of symmetry (d) they possess Cn axis of symmetry
11. The compound with molecular composition [Co(NO 2)(SCN)(en)2]Br have
(a) linkage isomerism (b) ionization isomerism (c) cis-trans isomerism (d) all the above
12. The isomerism shown by octahedral complex [Co(NH 3)4Br2]Cl is
(a) geometrical and ionization (b) optical and ionization
(c) geometrical and optical (d) only geometrical
13. Which of the following does not obey E.A.N. rule?
(a) V(CO)6 (b) Mn2(CO)10 (c) Fe(CO)5 (d) K4[Fe(CN)6]
14. The number of chloride ions produced by complex, tetraamminedichloridoplatinum(IV)chloride
in aqueous solution is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
15. The blue color obtained in the Lassaigne’s test is due the formation of compound
(a) Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3 (b) Fe3[Fe(CN)6] (c) Na4[Fe(CN)6] (d) Fe3[Fe(CN)6]4
16. Which of the following octahedral complex will not show geometrical isomerism?
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(a) M[A4B2] (b) M[A5B] (c) M[A2B4] (d) M[A3B3]

17. The correct formula of diamminetetrachloridoplatinum(IV) is
(a) [Pt(NH3)2]Cl4 (b) [Pt(NH3)2Cl4] (c) [Pt(NH3)2Cl2]Cl2 (d) [PtCl4].2NH3
18. The possible number of isomers for the complex [MCl 2Br2]SO4 will be
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
19. The coordination number and oxidation number of central atom in the compound [M(SO4)
(NH3)5] are
(a) 6 and 3 (b) 2 and 6 (c) 6 and 2 (d) 3 and 6
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20. The number of unpaired electrons in the complex [CoF 6] is
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3

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C c d b c d c a D

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

D b a c a b b c a