Co-ordination Chemistry 907

 Badecker reaction : This reaction involves the following chemical Basic Terms
change.
Na 2 [Fe(CN )5 NO ]  Na 2 SO 3  Na 4 [Fe(CN )5 (NO. SO 3 )]
1. In K 4 FeCN 6
 Everitt's salt : It is K 2 [Fe(CN )6 ] obtained by reduction of (a) (CN) are linked with primary valency
prussian blue. (b) (CN) are linked with secondary valency
 Masking : Masking is the process in which a substance without (c) K are linked with secondary valency
physical separation of it is so transformed that is does not enter into a (d) K are linked with non-ionic valency
2. The co-ordination number of copper in cuprammonium sulphate is
particular reaction e.g., masking of Cu 2  by CN  ion.
(a) 2 (b) 6
 Macrocyclic effect : This term refers to the greater thermodynamic (c) 4 (d) – 4
stability of a complex with a cyclic polydentate ligand when compared to 3. Which of the following acts as a bidentate ligand in complex
the complex formed with a non-cyclic ligand. e.g., Zn (II) complex with formation
ligand; (a) Acetate (b) Oxalate
(c) Thiocyanate (d) EDTA
NH NH NH NH 4. The co-ordination number of cobalt in the complex
is more stable than [Co (en)2 Br2 ]Cl 2 is
NH NH with NH H N
2 2
(a) 2 (b) 6
(c) 5 (d) 4
 Prussian blue and Turnbull's blue is pot. ferric ferrocyanide. 5. Which of the following ligands forms a chelate
However colour of Turnbull's blue is less intense than prussian blue. [MP PET/PMT 1998]
Decrease in colour is due to the presence in it of a white compound of (a) Acetate (b) Oxalate
the formula K 2 {Fe[Fe(CN )6 ]} named as potassium ferrous (c) Cyanide (d) Ammonia
6. According to Werner's theory
ferrocyanide.
[MP PMT 2000, 02]
 Crystal field theory explains why certain geometries are more (a) Primary valency can be ionized
favoured than other by certain metals in terms of crystal field (b) Secondary valency can be ionized
stablization energies. (c) Primary and secondary valencies both cannot be ionized
(d) Only primary valency cannot be ionized
 The colour of complexes are explained in terms of electronic 7. Which of the following is not true for ligand-metal complex
transitions between the various d orbitals of different energies.
[MP PET 1993]
 In octahedral complexes, the energy of the d z 2 and d x 2  y 2 (a) Larger the ligand, the more stable is the metal-ligand bond
(b) Highly charged ligand forms strong bond
orbitals increases much more than the energy of the d xy , d yz , d xz (c) Larger the permanent dipole moment of ligand, the more stable
orbitals. The potential energy increases as a result of repulsive is the bond
interactions. The greater the repulsion, greater is the increases in energy. (d) Greater the ionization potential of central metal, the stronger is
the bond
 Ligands with larger groups from unstable rings than the ligands
with smaller groups. This is ascribable to steric hinderance produced by 8. What is the co-ordination number of the metal in Co (en ) 2 Cl 2 
a larger group. (a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 3
 When Ca or Mg forms complexes with EDTA, the pH of the
2+ 2+

9. Bidentate ligand is
solution decreases.
(a) CN  (b) Ethylene diammine (en)
 The copper sulphate solution e.g., turns deep blue when excess of 
(c) SCN (d) EDTA
ammonia is added. This is also due to the formation of [Cu(NH ) ]SO
The coordination number of Pt in PtNH 3 4 Cl 2  ion is
3 4 4


10.
 Co-ordination compound with a general formula MA , MA B or 4 3

MABCD do not show any geometric isomerism. [MP PET 1995]

(a) 2 (b) 4
 Flexidentate character : polydentate ligand are said to have (c) 6 (d) 8
flexidentate character if they do not use all its donar atoms to get 11. Which is the example of hexadentate ligand
coordinated to the metal ion e.g., EDTA generally act as a hexadentate (a) 2, 2—dipyridyl
ligand but it can also act as a pentadentate and tetradentate ligand. (b) Dimethyl glyoxime
 Octahedral complex of the type [M(ABCDEF)] have 15 different (c) Aminodiacetate ion
geometrical isomers with a pair of enantiomers. Although a few (d) Ethylene diammine tetra acetate ion [EDTA]
geometrical isomer have been prepared but none has been resolved e.g., 12. The coordination number of a metal in coordination compounds is[MP PET 1996
[Pt (Py)(NH )(NO )(Cl)(Br)I].
3 2
(a) Same as primary valency
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(b) Sum of primary and secondary valencies (c) Double salt (d) Complex salt
(c) Same as secondary valency 25. A monodentate ligand has
(d) None of these (a) One co-ordinate site
13. Ligand in a complex salt are [KCET 1992] (b) Two co-ordinate sites
(a) Anions linked by coordinate bonds to a central metal atom or (c) Any number of co-ordinate sites
ion (d) No capacity to co-ordinate
(b) Cations linked by coordinate bonds to a central metal atom or 26. EDTA has coordination number [AFMC 2004]
ion (a) 3 (b) 4
(c) Molecules linked by coordinate bonds to a central metal atom (c) 5 (d) 6
or ion
27. Among the properties (a) reducing (b) oxidising (c) complexing, the
(d) Ions or molecules linked by coordinate bonds to a central metal
atom or ion set of properties shown by CN  ion towards metal species is
14. A group of atoms can function as a ligand only when (a) c, a (b) b, c
[KCET 1989; DCE 1999; MP PMT 2000] (c) a, b (d) a, b, c
(a) It is a small molecule 28. That ion or molecule which forms a complex compound with
(b) It has an unshared electron pair transitional metal ion is called
(c) It is a negatively charged ion (a) Recipient (b) Ligand
(d) It is a positively charged ion (c) Coordinate ion (d) No special name
15. 29.
Which of the following complexes show six coordination number [RPET 2000] Coordination number of Zn in ZnS (zinc blende) is
[Orissa JEE 2004]
(a) [Zn(CN )4 ]2  (b) [Cr(H 2 O)6 ]3 
(a) 6 (b) 4
(c) [Cu (CN )4 ]2 (d) [ Ni(NH 3 )4 ]2 (c) 8 (d) 12
16. The number of ions formed when cuprammonium sulphate is 30. Wilkinson's catalyst used as a homogeneous catalyst in the
dissolved in water is [KCET 1993] hydrogenation of alkenes contains
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) Iron (b) Aluminium
(c) 4 (d) Zero (c) Rhodium (d) Cobalt
31. Given the molecular formula of the hexa coordinated complexes (A)
17. The coordination number of Cu in complex Cu H 2 O 4   is [MP CoCl
PET 1995]
3 .6 NH 3 (B) CoCl 3 .5 NH 3 (C) CoCl 3 .4 NH 3 . If the
(a) 4 (b) 3 number of co-ordinated NH 3 molecules in A, B and C respectively
(c) 2 (d) 1 are 6, 5 and 4, the primary valency in (A), (B) and (C) are:[DCE 2003]
18. The primary valence of the metal ion in the co-ordination compound (a) 6, 5, 4 (b) 3, 2, 1
K 2 NiCN 4  is (c) 0, 1, 2 (d) 3, 3, 3
(a) Four (b) Zero 32. Generally, a group of atoms can function as a ligand if
(c) Two (d) Six [MP PET 1996]
19. The metal which does not form a polynuclear carbonyl is (a) They are positively charged ions
(a) Mn (b) Co (b) They are free radicals
(c) They are either neutral molecules or negatively charged ions
(c) Cr (d) Fe
(d) None of these
20. Which one of the following forms with an excess of CN  (Cyanide) 33. The ligand in potassium ferricyanide is
a complex having coordination number two
[AIIMS 2004]
(a) K (b) CN 
(c) Fe 3  (d) CN 6
(a) Cu  (b) Ag 
34. Co-ordination number of aluminum is [MHCET 2004]
(c) Ni 2  (d) Fe2  (a) 8 (b) 6
21. According to Lewis the ligands are [MP PMT 2002] (c) 12 (d) 4
(a) Acidic in nature 35. In K 4 FeCN 6 , Fe is in the form of
(b) Basic in nature
(a) An atom (b) An ion
(c) Neither acidic nor basic
(c) Cationic complex (d) Anionic complex
(d) Some are acidic and others are basic
36. Which of the following ligands is expected to bidentate
22. The coordination number of a central metal atom in a complex is [CBSE PMT 1994]
determined by [AIEEE 2004]
(a) The number of ligands around a metal ion bonded by sigma (a) Br (b) C 2 O 42 
and pi-bonds both. (c) CH 3 NH 2 (d) CH 3 C  N
(b) The number around a metal ion bonded by pi-bonds
(c) The number of ligands around a metal ion bonded by sigma 37. In the compound lithium tetrahydroaluminate, the ligand is
bonds [AIIMS 1997]
 
(d) The number of only anionic ligands bonded to the metal ion (a) H (b) H
23. In the extraction of which of the following, complex ion forms (c) H [MP PET 1989] (d) None of these
(a) Cu (b) Ag 38. Which of the following is the odd one out [MP PET 1996]
(a) Potassium ferrocyanide
(c) Fe (d) Na
(b) Ferrous ammonium sulphate
24. Potassium ferrocyanide is a [AFMC 2000]
(c) Potassium ferricyanide
(a) Normal salt (b) Mixed salt
(d) Tetrammine copper (II) sulphate
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39. The basic ligand is (d) Copper hydroxide is an amphoteric substance
(a) NH 3 (b) CN  53. Zeigler—Natta catalyst is used for which type of reaction
(a) Hydrogenation (b) Polymerization

(c) F (d) All (c) Oxidation (d) Reduction
40. The negative ligand is 54. Which of the following is not considered as an organometallic
(a) Aqua (b) Sulphato compound. [AIIMS 2004]
(c) Carboxyl (d) Nitro sodium (a) Cis-platia (b) Ferrocene
41. Which has yellow colour (c) Zeise's salt (d) Gringard reagent
(a) Potassium cobaltinitrite 55. Which one is organometallic compound[MP PMT 2004]
(b) Potassium hexanitro cobaltate (III) (a) Lithium methoxide (b) Lithium dimethyl amide
(c) Fischer's salt (c) Lithium acetate (d) Methyl lithium
(d) All the above 56. An aqueous solution of potash alum gives [UPSEAT 2004]
42. Ligands, in complex compounds [MP PMT 2003]
(a) Two types of ions (b) Only one type of ion
(a) Accept e  -pair (c) Four types of ions (d) Three types of ions
(b) Donate e  -pair 57. Carnallite in solution in H 2 O , shows the properties of
 [DCE 2003]
(c) Neither accept e -pair nor donate
 2   
(d) All of these happen (a) K , Mg , Cl (b) K , Cl , SO 42  , Br
43. Which of the following is a common donor atom in ligands
[BHU 2001] (c) K  , Mg2  , CO 32  (d) K  , Mg2  , Cl  , Br
(a) Arsenic (b) Nitrogen 58. What is the co-ordination number of cobalt in Co (NH 3 )3 Cl3
(c) Oxygen (d) Both (b) and (c)
44. Trunbull's blue is a compound (a) 3 (b) 4
[KCET 1993] (c) 5 (d) 6
(a) Ferricyanide (b) Ferrous ferricyanide 59. The formula of alum is [Pb. CET 2002]
(c) Ferrous cyanide (d) Ferriferrocyanide (a) K2 SO 4 . Al2 (SO 4 )3 .24 H 2O
45. Tollen's reagent is [KCET 1990]
(b) K4 [Fe(CN )6 ]
(a) AgNH 3 2  (b) Ag 2 O
(c) K2 SO 4 . Al2 (SO 4 )3 .6 H 2O
(c) Cu OH 4 2 (d) Cu 2 O (d) Na 2CO 3 .10 H 2O
46. Finely divided iron combines with CO to give
60. Number of ions present in K4 [Fe(CN )6 ] [Pb. CET 2000]
[UPSEAT 2002]
(a) Fe(CO )5 (b) Fe2 (CO )9 (a) 2 (b) 10
(c) 3 (d) 5
(c) Fe2 (CO )12 (d) Fe(CO )6
61. CH 3 MgI is an organometallic compound due to
47. In a complex, the highest possible coordination number is
[DCE 2002]
(a) 6 (b) 12
(c) 4 (d) 8 (a) Mg  I bond (b) C  I bond
48. The number of neutral molecules or negative groups attached to the (c) C  Mg bond (d) C  H bond
central metal atom in a complex ion is called
62. What is the EAN of nickel in Ni(CO )4 [BVP 2003]
(a) Atomic number (b) Effective atomic number
(c) Coordination number (d) Primary valency (a) 34 (b) 35
49. EDTA combines with cations to form (c) 32 (d) 36
(a) Ion-exchange resins (b) Chelates
(c) Clathrates (d) Polymers Nomenclature, Oxidation state and EAN number
50. An example of a double salt is [MP PET 2001]
(a) Bleaching powder (b) Hypo 1. How many ions are produced in aqueous solution of
(c) K 4 [Fe(CN )6 ] (d) Potash alum [Co (H 2 O)6 ]Cl 2 [RPMT 2002]
51. In complex compounds, metal ligand bond is (a) 2 (b) 3
(a) Coordinate bond (b) Hydrogen bond
(c) 4 (d) 6
(c) Ionic bond (d) Covalent bond
2. IUPAC name of Pt(NH 3 )3 (Br)(NO 2 )Cl Cl is
52. Ammonia forms the complex ion [Cu (NH 3 )4 ]2 with copper ions
in alkaline solutions but not in acidic solution. What is the reason [CBSE PMT 1998]
for it [AIEEE 2003] (a) Triamminechlorobromonitroplatinum (IV) chloride
(a) In acidic solutions hydration protects copper ions (b) Triamminebromonitrochloroplatinum (IV) chloride
(b) In acidic solutions protons coordinate with ammonia molecules (c) Triamminebromochloronitroplatinum (IV) chloride
forming NH 4 ions and NH 3 molecules are not available (d) Triamminenitrochlorobromoplatinum (IV) chloride
(c) In alkaline solutions insoluble Cu (OH )2 is precipitated which 3. Oxidation state of nitrogen is incorrectly given for
is soluble in excess of any alkali [UPSEAT 2000, 01]
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Compound Oxidation state (d) Example of weak ligand field for d5 configuration
(a) [Co (NH 3 )5 Cl]Cl 2 0 
 Mn F6 II

4

(b) NH 2 OH 1 13. The oxidation number of chromium in sodium tetrafluoro

oxochromate complex is
(c) (N 2 H 5 )2 SO 4 2
(a) II (b) IV
(d) Mg3 N 2 3 (c) VI (d) III
4. The formula of dichloro bis (urea) copper (II) is 14. The IUPAC name of K 4 FeCN 6  is
[CBSE PMT 1997] [CBSE PMT 1990; MP PET 1992;
(a) Cu{O  C(NH 2 )2 }Cl 2  MP PMT 1995, 97; Kurukshetra CET 2002]

(b) CuCl 2 {O  C(NH 2 )2 }2  (a)

(b)
Potassium hexacyanoferrate (II)
Potassium ferrocyanide
(c) Cu{O  C(NH 2 )2 }Cl Cl (c) Tetrapotassium hexacyanoferrate (II)
(d) CuCl 2 {O  C(NH 2 )2 H 2 } (d) Tetrapotassium ferroushexacyanide (II)

5. The IUPAC name of the complex PtNH 3 2 Cl 2  is 15. The IUPAC name of Ni(CO )4  is [RPET 1999]

(a) Platinum (II) diammino dichloride (a) Tetra carbonyl nickel (II)
(b) Diammino dichloro platinate (IV) (b) Tetra carbonyl nickel (0)
(c) Bis (ammino) dichloro platinum (IV) (c) Tetra carbonyl nickelate (II)
(d) Dichloro diammine platinum (II) (d) Tetra carbonyl nickelate (0)
6. Correct formula of diammine silver (I) chloride is 16. The correct nomenclature for Fe4 [Fe(CN )6 ]3 is
(a) Ag(NH 3 )Cl (b) Ag(NH 2 )Cl [MP PMT 1994]
(c) Ag(NH 3 )2 Cl (d) Ag(NH 2 )2 Cl (a) Ferroso-ferric cyanide
(b) Ferric-ferrous hexacyanate
7. The formula of sodium nitroprusside is [AIIMS 1992]
(c) Iron (III) hexacyanoferrate (II)
(a) Na 4 FeCN 5 NOS  (b) Na 2 FeCN 5 NO 
(d) Hexacynoferrate (III-II)
(c) NaFeFeCN 6  (d) Na 2 FeCN 6 NO 2  17. The IUPAC name of compound Na 3 Co (ONO)6  will be
8. The correct name of [Pt(NH 3 )4 Cl 2 ] [PtCl4 ] is [MP PMT 2000]
[MP PET 2003] (a) Hexanitritocobalt (III) sodium
(a) Tetraammine dichloro platinum (iv) tetrachloro platinate (ii) (b) Sodium cobalt nitrite
(b) Dichloro tetra ammine platinium (iv) tetrachloro platinate (ii) (c) Sodium hexanitrocobaltate (III)
(c) Tetrachloro platinum (ii) tetraammine platinate (iv) (d) Sodium hexanitritocobaltate (III)
18. In which of the following complexes oxidation state of metal is zero
(d) Tetrachloro platinum (ii) dichloro tetraammine platinate (iv)
9. Correct formula of potassium ferrocyanide is (a) PtNH 3 2 Cl 2  (b) Cr CO 6 
[CBSE PMT 1988] (c) Cr NH 3 3 Cl 3  (d) Cr en 2 Cl 2 
(a) K 4 FeCN 6  (b) K 2 FeCN 6 H 2 O 19. The oxidation number of Cr in [Cr(NH 3 )6 ]Cl 3 is
(c) K 3 FeCN 6  (d) None of these [CBSE PMT 2001]
10. The IUPAC name of Co NH 3 3 (NO 2 )3  is (a) 8 (b) 6
(c) 4 (d) 3
In NiNH 3 4 SO 4 , the E.A.N. of Ni is
(a) Trinitrotriammine cobalt (III)
20.
(b) Trinitrotriammine cobalt (II)
(c) Trinitrotriammine cobalt (III) ion (a) 34 (b) 35
(c) 36 (d) 37
(d) Trinitritriammine cobaltate (III)
In K 4 FeCN 6 , the E.A.N. of Fe is
21. IUPAC name of [Co (ONO)(NH 3 )5 Cl 2 ] is
11. [DCE 2000]
[AMU 2002]
(a) 33 (b) 35
(a) Pentaammine nitro cobalt (III) chloride
(c) 36 (d) 26
(b) Pentaammine nitrito cobalt (III) chloride
12. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched (c) Pentaammine nitroso cobalt (III) chloride
[MP PET 1993]
(d) Pentaammine oxo-nitro cobalt (III) chloride
(a) Effective atomic number of Pt in PtCl6   84
2
22. The oxidation number of Pt in [Pt(C 2 H 4 )Cl 3 ] is

(b) Absorption peak for Cr III (NH 3 )6 
3
 21680cm 1
(a) + 1 (b) + 2
[MNR 1993]

(c) Crystal field stabilization energy of d 2 in weak ligand field (c) + 3 (d) + 4
 ()0.8  0 23. The oxidation state of cobalt in the complex compound
Co NH 3 6 Cl 3 is
(a) + 3 (b) + 6
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(c) + 5 (d) + 2 (a) Potassium tri oxalato iridium (III)
24. The correct IUPAC name of potassium cuprochloride is (b) Potassium tri oxalato iridate (III)
(a) Potassium copper (I) tetrachloride (c) Potassium tris (oxalato) iridium (III)
(b) Potassium tetrachlorocuprate (I) (d) Potassium tris (oxalato) iridate (III)
(c) Tetrachloropotassium cuprate (I)
37. The charge on [ Ag(CN )2 ] complex is [AIIMS 2001]
(d) Tetrachlorocopper (I) potassiate
25. The effective atomic number of cobalt in the complex (a) 1 (b) 1
[Co (NH 3 )6 ]3  is [MP PET 2003] (c) 2 (d) 3
(a) 36 (b) 33 38. The IUPAC name of Co NH 3 6 Cl 3 is [IIT-JEE 1994]
(c) 24 (d) 30 (a) Hexammine cobalt (III) chloride
26. IUPAC name of K 3 Fe(CN )6 is (b) Hexammine cobalt (II) chloride
[MP PMT 1993; MP PET 1997] (c) Triammine cobalt (III) trichloride
(a) Potassium ferrocyanide (II) (d) None of these
(b) Potassium hexaferrocyanate (III) 39. IUPAC name of Co NH 3 3 H 2 O 2 Cl  Cl 2 is
(c) Potassium ferrohexacyanate (II)
[MP PET 1994]
(d) Potassium hexacyanoferrate (III)
(a) Diaquachlorodiammine cobalt (III) chloride
27. The EAN of iron in potassium ferricyanide is
[Pb. CET 2000] (b) Triamminediaquachloro cobalt (III) chloride
(a) 18 (b) 54 (c) Chlorodiamminediaqua cobalt (III) chloride
(c) 35 (d) 23 (d) Diamminediaquachloro cobalt (II) chloride
28. In the coordination compound, K 4 [ Ni(CN )4 ] oxidation state of 40. Dichloro diammine platinum (II) complex has the formula
nickel is [AIEEE 2003] [MP PMT 1997]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (a) Pt[Cl 2 (NH 3 )2 ] (b) Pt[R.( NH 2 )2 ]Cl 2
(c) 1 (d) 2 (c) [PtCl2 (NH 3 )2 ] (d) [Pt.R.( NH 2 )2 ]Cl 2
29. According to IUPAC nomenclature sodium nitroprussied is named is
[CBSE PMT 2003] 41. The formula of potassiumdicyano bis (oxalato) nickelate (II) is
(a) Sodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (III) (a) K 4 NiCN 2 (Ox )2  (b) K 3 Ni 2 [ Ni 2 (CN )2 (Ox )2 
KNi(CN )(Ox )2  K 2 Ni(CN )2 (Ox )2 
(b) Sodium nitroferricyanide
(c) (d)
(c) Sodium nitroferrocyanide
(d) Sodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (II) 42. The value of x which appears in the complex NiCN 4 x is
30. Pick out the complex compound in which the central metal atom
obeys EAN rule strictly [KCET 2003] (a) + 2 (b) – 2
(a) K 4 [Fe(CN )6 ] (b) K 3 [Fe(CN )6 ] (c) 0 (d) 4

(c) [Cr(H 2 O)6 ]Cl 3 (d) [Cu(NH 3 )4 ] SO 4 43. Pick the correct name of [Co (NH 3 )5 Cl]Cl 2 [AMU 2001]

31. Which of the following is wrong statement [BHU 2003] (a) Chloropentammine cobalt (III)
(a) Ni(CO )4 has oxidation number + 4 for Ni (b) Pentammine cobalt (III) chloride
(c) Chloropentammine cobalt (III) chloride
(b) Ni(CO )4 has zero oxidation number for Ni
(d) Chloropentammine cobalt (II) chloride
(c) Ni is metal
44. The valency of cuprammonium ion is
(d) CO is gas
(a) + 4 (b) + 2
32. Oxidation state of Fe in K 3 [Fe(CN )6 ] [RPMT 2002]
(c) – 2 (d) – 4
(a) 2 (b) 3 45. In which of the following compounds transition metal has zero
(c) 0 (d) None of these oxidation state [CBSE PMT 1999]
33. Which complexes have zero oxidation state
(a) CrO5 (b) NH 2 .NH 2
(a) Carbonyl (b) Ferrocyanide
(c) Amine (d) Cyanide (c) NOClO 4 (d) FeCO 5 
34. The proper name for K 2 [PtCl]6 is [MH CET 2002] 46. The complex chlorocompound diaquatriammine cobalt (III) chloride is
(a) Potassium platinum hexachloride represented as [CBSE PMT 2002]
(b) Potassium hexachloro platinum IV (a) [Co (NH 3 )3 (H 2 O)3 ]Cl 2
(c) Potassium hexachloro platinate IV (b) [Co (NH 2 )3 (H 2 O)2 ]Cl 2
(d) Potassium hexachloro platinum
IUPAC name of K 3 AlC 2 O 4 3  is called
(c) [CoCl (NH 3 )3 (H 2 O)2 ]Cl 3
35.
[MP PMT 1993, 02, 03] (d) [CoCl (NH 3 )3 (H 2 O)2 ]Cl 2
(a) Potassium alumino oxalato 47. The complex compound Co NH 3 3 NO 2 ClCN  is named as [
(b) Potassium aluminium (III) trioxalate (a) Chlorocyanonitrotriammine cobalt (III)
(c) Potassium trioxalato aluminate (III) (b) Nitrochlorocyanotriammine cobalt (III)
(d) Potassium trioxalato aluminate (IV) (c) Cyanonitrochlorotriammine cobalt (III)
36. The I.U.P.A.C. name of K 3 [Ir(C 2 O 4 )3 ] is (d) Triamminenitrochlorocyano cobalt (III)
[MP PMT 2001] 48. The oxidation number of Pt in [Pt(C 2 H 4 )Cl 3 ] is
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[UPSEAT 1999, 01] 1. Which one of the following octahedral complexes will not show
(a) 1 (b) 2 geometric isomerism (A and B are monodentate ligands)
(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) [MA5 B] (b) [MA2 B4 ]
49. What is the structural formula of lithium tetrahydridoaluminate (c) [MA3[MP
B3 ]PMT 2003] (d) [MA4 B 2 ]
(a) Al[LiH 4 ] (b) Al2 [LiH 4 ]3
2. The number of unpaired electrons in the complex ion [CoF6 ]3  is
(c) Li[ AlH4 ] (d) Li[AlH4 ]2
(Atomic no. of Co  27) [CBSE PMT 2003]
50. IUPAC name for KAgCN 2  is (a) Zero (b) 2
(a) Potassium argentocyanide (c) 3 (d) 4
(b) Potassium silver cyanide 3. Which would exhibit co-ordination isomerism
(c) Potassium dicyanoargentate (I) (a) Cr(NH 3 )6 Co (CN )6  (b) Co (en)2 Cl 2 
(d) Potassium dicyanosilver (II)
51. The oxidation state of Co in Co H 2 O 5 Cl 2  is
(c) Cr NH 3 6 Cl 3 (d) Cr(en)2 Cl 2 
(a) + 2 (b) + 3 4. Co NH 3 5 NO 2 Cl 2 and Co NH 3 5 ONO Cl 2
are related
(c) + 1 (d) + 4 to each other as
52. The chemical formula of diammine silver (I) chloride is (a) Geometrical isomers (b) Optical isomers
[BHU 2004] (c) Linkage isomers (d) Coordination isomers
(a) [ Ag(NH 3 )]Cl (b) [ Ag(NH 3 )2 ]Cl 5. Co (NH 3 )5 Br SO 4 and Co (NH 3 )5 SO 4 Br are examples of
which type of isomerism
(c) [ Ag(NH 3 )2 ]Cl (d) [ Ag(NH 4 )2 ]Cl [MP PMT 1993, 94, 95; MP PET 1997; MP PET/PMT 1998]
53. IUPAC name of [Co (NH 3 )5 NO 2 ]Cl2 [Pb. CET 2000] (a) Linkage (b) Geometrical
(a) Pentamminenitrocobalt (III) chloride (c) Ionization (d) Optical
(b) Pentamminenitrosocobalt (III) chloride 6. Co NH 3 4 Cl 2 NO 2 and Co NH 3 4 Cl. NO 2 Cl are ........
(c) Pentamminenitrocobalt (II) chloride isomers [MP PMT 1993; MP PET 1995, 2001]
(d) None of these (a) Geometrical (b) Optical
54. The pair of the compounds in which both the metals are in the (c) Linkage (d) Ionization
highest possible oxidation state is 7. Which would exhibit ionisation isomerism [MP PET 1997]
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2004] (a) Cr NH 3 6 Cl 3 (b) Co NH 3 5 BrSO 4
[Fe(CN )6 ]3  , [Co (CN )6 ]3 
(a)
(c) Cr(en)2 Cl 2  (d) Cr(en)3 Cl 3 
(b) CrO2Cl 2 , MnO4 8. [Ti(H 2 O)6 ]3 is paramagnetic in nature due to [RPMT 2002]
(c) TiO3 , MnO2  
(a) One unpaired e (b) Two unpaired e
(d) [Co (CN )6 ]3  , MnO3 (c) Three unpaired e 
(d) No unpaired e 
55. The IUPAC name of [Cr(NH 3 )6 ]3  is [Pb. CET 2001] 9. Coordination isomerism is caused by the interchange of ligands
between the [UPSEAT 2002]
(a) Hexamminechromium (VI) ion (a) Cis and Trans structure
(b) Hexamminechromium (III) ion (b) Complex cation and complex anion
(c) Hexamminechromium (II) ion (c) Inner sphere and outer sphere
(d) Hexamminechloride (d) Low oxidation and higher oxidation states
56. The IUPAC name of K2 [Cr(CN )2 O2 (O)2 (NH 3 )] is 10. Which one of the following will not show geometrical isomerism
[DCE 2003] (a) [Cr(NH 3 )4 Cl 2 ]Cl (b) [Co (en)2 Cl 2 ]Cl
(a) Potassium ammine dicyano dioxoperoxochromate (VI)
(c) [Co (NH 3 )5 NO 2 ]Cl 2 (d) [Pt(NH 3 )2 Cl 2 ]
(b) Potassium ammine cyano peroxo dioxo chromium (VI)
(c) Potassium ammine cyano peroxo dioxo chromiun (VI) 11. Paramagnetic co-ordination compounds contain ........ electrons
(d) Potassium ammine cyano peroxo dioxo chromatic (IV) (a) No
57. The IUPAC name of the coordination compound K3 [Fe(CN )6 ] is[AIEEE 2005] (b) Both paired and unpaired
(c) Paired
(a) Potassium hexacyanoferrate (II)
(d) Unpaired
(b) Potassium hexacyanoferrate (III)
12. Which of the following isomeric pairs shows ionization isomerism
(a) Co NH 3 6 Cr CN 6  and Cr(NH 3 )6 Co (CN )6 
(c) Potassium hexacyanoiron (II)
(d) Tripotassium hexacyanoiron (II)
58. Which compound is zero valent metal complex [KCET 2005] (b) Cr H 2 O 6 Cl 3 and Cr H 2 O5 Cl Cl 2 .H 2 O
(a) [Cu(NH 3 )4 ]SO 4 (b) [Pt(NH 3 )2 Cl 2 ] (c) PtNH 3 2 Cl 2  and Pt(NH 3 )4 PtCl4 
(c) [ Ni(CO )4 ] (d) K 3 [Fe(CN )6 ] (d) Co (NH 3 )5 BrSO 4 and Co NH 3 5 SO 4 Br
13. Among the following ions which one has the highest paramagnetism[IIT 1993; U
Isomerism and magnetic properties (a) Cr(H 2 O)6 3  (b) Fe(H 2 O)6 2
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(c) Cu H 2 O 6 2 (d) ZnH 2 O 6 2 (b) Only [Fe(CN )6 ]3  is paramagnetic

14. Amongst NiCO 4 , Ni(CN )4 2  and [NiCl 4 ] 2  [IIT 1991] (c) Only [FeF6 ]3  is paramagnetic
(d) Both are diamagnetic
NiCO 4 and NiCl 4  are diamagnetic and
2
(a) 26. Which of the following is paramagnetic [AFMC 1997]
[ Ni(CN )4 ] 2  is paramagnetic (a) NiCO 4  (b) [Co (NH 3 )6 ]3 
(b) NiCl4 2 and NiCN 4 2 are diamagnetic and (c) NiCN 4 2 (d) NiCl4 2
NiCO 4 is paramagnetic 27. The total number of possible isomers for the complex compound
(c) NiCO 4 and NiCN 4 
2
are diamagnetic and   
Cu II (NH 3 )4 Pt II Cl 4 are
[CBSE PMT 1998; DPMT 2004; J & K CET 2005]
NiCl4 2 is paramagnetic (a) 3 (b) 4
NiCO 4 is diamagnetic and NiCl 4  and NiCN 4  (c) 5 (d) 6
2 2
(d)
28. Which one of the following shows maximum paramagnetic character
are paramagnetic
15. Co NH 3 4 Cl 2  exhibits
(a) Cr H 2 O 6 3  (b) Fe(CN )6 4 
(a) Geometrical isomerism (b) Optical isomerism (c) Fe(CN )6 3  (d) Cu(H 2 O)6 2
(c) Bonding isomerism (d) Ionisation isomerism 29. The complexes [Co (NH 3 )6 ][Cr(C 2 O4 )3 ] and
16. The compound which does not show paramagnetism is
[Cr(NH 3 )6 ] [Co (C 2 O4 )3 ] [AMU 2002]
[IIT 1992]
(a) Cu NH 3 4 Cl 2
(b) AgNH 3 2 Cl (a) Linkage isomerism
(c) Coordination isomerism
(b) Geometrical isomerism
(d) Ionisation isomerism
(c) NO (d) NO 2 30. Which of the following exhibits highest molar conductivity
The number of geometrical isomers for Pt(NH 3 )2 Cl 2  is
[MP PET 1994]
17.
[CBSE PMT 1995]
(a) Co NH 3 6 Cl 3 (b) Co NH 3 5 Cl Cl 2
(a) Two (b) One (c) Co NH 3 4 Cl 2 Cl (d) Co NH 3 3 Cl 3 
(c) Three (d) Four 31. Which of the following compounds is colourless
18. The pair of complex compounds Cr H 2 O 6 Cl 3  and [MP PET 1994]
Cr H 2 O 5 Cl Cl 2 H 2 O are an example of [MP PMT 1997] (a) Cu 2 (CH 3 COO)4 .2 H 2O (b) Cu 2Cl 2
(a) Linkage isomerism (b) Ionisation isomerism (c) CuSO 4 .5 H 2O (d) [Cu(NH 3 )4 ]SO 4 .4 H 2O
(c) Coordination isomerism (d) Hydrate isomerism
19. The number of geometrical isomers of the complex 32. The type of magnetism exhibited by MnH 2 O 6 2  ion is
Co (NO 2 )2 (NH 3 )2  is [CBSE PMT 1997] [IIT 1994]
(a) 2 (b) 3 (a) Paramagnetism (b) Diamagnetism
(c) 4 (d) 0 (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
20. The type of isomerism present in nitropentamine chromium (III) 33. The number of isomers possible for square planar complex
chloride is [AIEEE 2002] K 2 PdClBr2 (SCN ) is [MP PET 1994]
(a) Optical (b) Linkage (a) 2 (b) 3
(c) Ionization (d) Polymerisation (c) 4 (d) 6
21. Which of the following compounds exhibits linkage isomerism [MP PMT 2001]
34. The number of unpaired electrons in Ni(CO )4 is
(a) [Co (en)3 ]Cl 3 (b) [Co (NH 3 )6 [Cr(CN )6 ]
[AIIMS 1997]
(c) [Co (en)2 NO 2 Cl]Br (d) [Co (NH 3 )5 Cl]Br2 (a) Zero (b) One
22. Pick out from the following complex compounds, a poor electrolytic (c) Three (d) Five
conductor in solution [MP PMT 1994]
If the magnetic moment of AgCN 2  is zero, then the number
1
(a) K 2 PtCl6  (b) Co NH 3 3 (NO 2 )3 
35.
of unpaired electrons will be [MP PET 1995]
(c) K 4 FeCN 6  (d) Cu NH 3 4 SO 4 (a) 1 (b) 2
23. The possible number of optical isomers in [Co (en )2 Cl 2 ] are (c) 3
[MP PET 2003] (d) Zero

(a) 2 (b) 3 36. PtNH 3 4 Cl 2 Br2 and Pt(NH 3 )4 Br2 Cl 2 are related to each
(c) 4 (d) 6 other as
[MP PET 1996; AFMC 2000; CBSE PMT 2001]
24. Magnetic moment of [Cu (NH 3 )4 ]2 ion is [RPET 2003] (a) Optical isomers (b) Coordinate isomers
(a) 1.414 (b) 1.73 (c) Ionization isomers (d) Linkage isomers
(c) 2.23 (d) 2.38 37. Which of the following complex will show geometrical as well as
25. What is true for [Fe(CN )6 ] 3
and [FeF6 ] 3
[RPET 1999] optical isomerism (en = ethylene diamine)
[KCET 1996]
(a) Both are paramagnetic
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(a) PtNH 3 2 Cl 2 (b) PtNH 3  Cl 4  (c) [Cr(NH 3 )5 Cl]SO 4 (d) Both (b) and (c)

(c) Pten 3  4
(d) Pten 2 Cl 2 51. The number of precipitable halide ions in the sample
[PtNH 3 Cl 2 Br]Cl will be
38. Which of the following complexes is diamagnetic (a) 2 (b) 3
[RPMT 1997]
(c) 4 (d) 1
2
(a) Ni(CO )4 (b) Ni(Cl 4 ) 52. The colour of tetrammine copper (II) sulphate is
(a) Blue (b) Red
(c) Ni(Br)42  (d) NiCl 2 .4 H 2 O (c) Violet (d) Green
39. Which one has the highest paramagnetism [AMU 2001] 53. The number of ions per mole of a complex [CoCl 2 .5 NH 3 ]Cl 2 in
(a) Ni(CO )4 (b) [ Ni(NH 3 )4 ]Cl 2 aqueous solution will be
[MP PMT 2001]
(c) [ Ni(NH 3 )6 ]Cl 2 (d) [Cu(NH 3 )4 ]Cl 2
(a) Nine (b) Four
40. Which of the following coordiantion compounds would exhibit (c) Three (d) Two
optical isomerism [CBSE PMT 2004] 54. How many unpaired electrons are present in the central metal ion of
(a) trans-dicyanobis (ethylenediamine) chromium (III) chloride
[CoCl 4 ]2  [Orissa JEE 2005]
(b) tris-(ethylenediamine) cobalt (III) bromide
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) pentaamminenitrocobalt (III) iodide (c) 5 (d) 2
(d) diamminedichloroplatinum (II)
55. What is the magnetic moment of K 3 [FeF6 ]
41. Which of the following does not have optical isomer
[AIIMS 2004] [Orissa JEE 2005]
(a) 5.91 BM (b) 4.89 BM
(a) [Co (NH 3 )3 Cl3 ]
(c) 3.87 BM (d) 6.92 BM
(b) [Co (en)3 ]Cl3 56. (i) K4 [Fe(CN )6 ] (ii) K3 [Cr(CN )6 ] (iii) K3 [Fe(CN )6 ]
(c) [Co (en)2 Cl2 ]Cl (d) [Co (en)(NH 3 )2 Cl2 ]Cl (iv) K 2 [ Ni(CN )4
42. Change in composition of co-ordination sphere yields which types of Choose the complex which is paramagnetic
isomers [DCE 2002] [Kerala CET 2005]
(a) Optical (b) Geometrical (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) (b) (i), (iii)and (iv)
(c) Ionisation (d) None of these (c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) (i), (ii) and (iv)
43. Types of isomerism shown by [DCE 2002] (e) (ii) and (iv)
[Cr(NH 3 )5 NO 2 ]Cl2 is 57. In coordination compound [Co (en)2 Cl 2 ]Cl which is false
(a) Optical (b) Ionisation [Kerala CET 2005]
(c) Geometrical (d) Linkage (a) Show geometrical Isomerism
44. Which of the following will not give a precipitate with AgNO 3 (b) Show
[MP optical Isomerism
PET 2003]
(a) Co (NH 3 )3 Cl 3  (b) Co NH 3 4 Cl 2 Cl (c)
(d)
Show ionic Isomerism
A octahedral complex
(c) Co (NH 3 )5 Cl Cl 2 (d) Co NH 3 6 Cl 3 (e) A cationic complex
45. How many ions are produced from [Co NH 3 6 ]Cl3 in solution [RPET 1999]
(a) 6 (b) 4 Hybridisation and Geometry
(c) 3 (d) 2
46. The colour of CoCl 3 .5 NH 3 .H 2 O is [Kerala (Med.) 2002] 1. The correct structural formula of zeise's salt is
(a) Orange yellow
(c) Green
(b) Orange
(d) Violet
(a) 
K  PtCl3   2  (C 2 H 4 ) 


(e) Pink (b) K2 PtCl3   2  C2 H 4 

47. Which one of the following is expected to be a paramagnetic
complex [MP PMT 1991, 2000] (c) K PtCl 2 
  2  (C 2 H 4 ) Cl 
(a) NiH 2 O 6 2 (b) NiCO 4  (d) K  PtCl3 (C 2 H 4 


(c) ZnNH 3 4 2 (d) Co NH 3 6 3 2. The correct order of hybridisations of central atom in
48. Which one of the following will give a white precipitate with NH 3 ,[PtCl4 ]2 , PCl5 and BCl 3 is [MP PMT 2003]
AgNO3 in aqueous mediun [MP PMT 1994] (a) dsp 2 , dsp3 , sp 2 and sp 3
(a) Co NH 3 5 Cl NO2 2 (b) PtNH 3 2 Cl2  (b) sp 3 , sp 3 , sp 3 d and sp 2
(c) Pt(en )Cl 2  (d) PtNH 3 4 Cl2 (c) dsp 2 , sp 2 , sp 3 and dsp 3
49. How many ions will be produced in solution from one molecule of
chloropentammine cobalt (III) chloride (d) dsp 2 , sp 3 , sp 2 and dsp 3
(a) 1 (b) 2
3. One mole of the complex compound Co (NH 3 )5 Cl 3 , gives 3
(c) 3 (d) 4
50. Which of the following complex will give white precipitate with moles of ions on dissolution in water. One mole of the same
BaCl 2 (aq.) [JIPMER 1997]
complex reacts with two moles of AgNO3 solution to yield two

(b) [Cr NH 3 5 SO 4 ]Cl

moles of AgCl (s) . The structure of the complex is
(a) [Co (NH 3 )4 SO 4 ]NO 2
[AIEEE 2003]
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(a) [Co (NH 3 )5 Cl] Cl 2 16. The shape of Cu NH 3 4 2  is square planar, Cu 2  in this
(b) [Co (NH 3 )3 Cl 3 ]. 2 NH 3 complex is [NCERT 1989; RPET 1999]
(c) [Co (NH 3 )4 Cl 2 ] Cl . NH 3 (a) sp 3 hybridised (b) dsp 2 hybridised
(d) [Co (NH 3 )4 Cl]Cl 2 . NH 3 (c) sp 3 d hybridised (d) sp 3 d 2 hybridised
4. Cuprammonium ion Cu NH 3 4 2  is 17. The geometry of NiCO 4 and NiPPh3 2 Cl 2 are
[IIT-JEE 1999; DCE 2002]
[MP PMT 1997; KCET 2002]
(a) Tetrahedral (b) Square planar (a) Both square planar
(b) Tetrahedral and square planar respectively
(c) Triangular bipyramid (d) Octahedral
(c) Both tetrahedral
5. In the complex [SbF5 ]2  , sp 3 d hydridisation is present. Geometry (d) Square planar and tetrahedral respectively
of the complex is [Pb. PMT 2000] 18. Which complex has square planar structure [JIPMER 2002]
(a) Square pyramidal (b) Square bipyramidal (a) Ni(CO )4 (b) [NiCl4 ) 2
(c) Tetrahedral (d) Square
2
6. The type of hybridization involved in the metal ion of (c) [ Ni(H 2 O)6 ] (d) [Cu (NH 3 )4 ]2
[ Ni(H 2 O)6 ] 2  complex is 19. [PtNH 3 4 ]Cl 2 is [DCE 2001]
(a) 3
d sp 2
(b) 3
sp d 2 (a) Square planar (b) Tetrahedral
3
(c) Pyramidal (d) Pentagonal
(c) sp (d) dsp 2
20. A complex involving dsp 2 hybridization has
7. In the formation of K 4 Fe(CN )6 , the hybridisation involved is (a) A square planar geometry
(a) sp 2 (b) d 2 sp 3 (b) A tetrahedral geometry
(c) An octahedral geometry
(c) d 3 sp 2 (d) d 4 p (d) Trigonal planar geometry
8. Which of the following is not true for metal carbonyls 21. A tetrahedral complex ion is formed due to ........ hybridization
[MP PET 1993]
(a) sp 2 (b) sp 3
(a) The oxidation state of the metal in the carbonyls is zero
(b) The secondary carbonyls are obtained from photo- (c) dsp 2 (d) d 2 sp 3
decomposition 22. Back bonding is involved in which of the organometallic compounds
(c) Metal carbonyls are single bonded species
(d) d  p overlap is observed in metal carbonyls
(a) (CH 3 )3 Al2 (b) 
Mg 2  C 5 H 5 
2

9. An octahedral complex is formed, when hybrid orbitals of the (c) R  Mg  X (d) (C 5 H 5 )2 Fe
following type are involved [DCE 2003]
23. d 2 sp 3 hybridisation leads to
(a) sp 3 (b) dsp 2 (a) Hexagonal shape (b) Trigonal bipyrimidal
(c) sp 3 d 2 (d) sp 2 d (c) Octahedral shape (d) Tetrahedral shape
10. Which one is an example of octahedral complex 24. Chromium hexacarbonyl is an octahedral compound involving
[MP PET 2000] (a) sp 3 d 2 (b) dsp 2
(a) FeF63  (b) Zn(NH 3 )42 (c) d 2 sp 3 (d) d 3 sp 2 orbitals
(c) Ni(CN )42  (d) Cu (NH 3 )42  25. CoF6 3 is formed by ..... hybridization
11. Which of the following complexes has a square planar geometry 2 3
(a) d sp (b) d 3 sp 2
(a) Ag 
NH 3 2 (b) Cu en  2
2
(c) d 2 sp 3 (d) sp 3 d 2
(c) MnCl 4  2
(d) NiCO 4 26. The species havoing tetrahedral shape is
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2004]
The shape of Fe(CN )6 
4
12. ion is
(a) [PdCl4 ]2  (b) [ Ni(CN )4 ]2 
(a) Hexagonal (b) Pyrimidal
(c) Octahedral (d) Octagonal (c) [Pd(CN )4 ]2  (d) [NiCl4 ]2 
13. What is the shape of Fe(CO )5 [CBSE PMT 2000]
27. Among [ Ni(CO )4 ], [ Ni(CN )4 ]2  , [ NiCl4 ]2  species, the
(a) Linear (b) Tetrahedral hybridization states at the Ni atom are, respectively
(c) Square planar (d) Trigonal bipyramidal [CBSE PMT 2004; MP PMT 1992; BHU 1995; AFMC 1997]
14. What type of hybridization is involved in [Fe(CN )6 ]3  (a) sp , sp , dsp2
3 3
(d) dsp2 , sp3 , sp3
[AMU 1999]
(c) sp3 , dsp2 , dsp2 (d) sp3 , dsp2 , sp3
(a) d 2 sp 3 (b) dsp 2
(At. no. of Ni = 28)
(c) sp 3 d 2 (d) dsp 3 28. The bond in K4 [Fe(CN )6 ] are: [MP PET 2004]
15. 2
The example of dsp hybridisation is (a) All ionic
[MP PET 1999; AIIMS 2001] (b) All covalent
(c) Ionic and covalent
(a) Fe(CN )63  (b) NiCN 42  (d) Ionic, covalent and co-ordiante covalent
(c) ZnNH 3 42  (d) FeF63  29. Hybridization of Fe in K3 Fe(CN )6 is [DCE 2002]
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(a) sp3 (b) dsp3 (c) d 3 (in weak as well as in strong fields)
(c) sp3 d 2 (d) d 2 sp3 (d) d 5 (in strong ligand field)
30. The complex ion which has no ‘d ’ electrons in the central metal 43. The geometry of Ni(CO) and Ni(PPh ) Cl are
4 3 2 2

atom is [IIT-JEE Screening 2001] [BHU 2005]

 3 (a) Both square planer
(a) [MnO4 ] (b) [Co (NH 3 )6 ]
(b) Tetrahedral and square planar respectively
3
(c) [Fe(CN )6 ] (d) [Cr(H 2 O)6 ]3  (c) Both tetrahedral
31. Which of the following statement is correct (d) Square planar and tetrahedral respectively

(a) Cu NH 3 6 2 is a colourless ion

Complexes and complex stability
(b) Zn(H 2 O)6 2 ion is blue coloured
1. Which of the following complexes has the highest stability constant
(c) NiCN 4 2 ion has a tetrahedral shape at 298 K

32.
(d) Nickel dimethyl glyoxides is red in colour
Which of the following shall form an octahedral complex
(a) CdCl 4 2 (b) CdBr4 2
[DCE 2001] (c) CdI 4 2 (d) Cd CN 4 2
(a) d 4 (low spin) (b) d 8 (high spin) 2. The most stable ion is [AIEEE 2002]
6
(c) d (low spin) (d) None of these 3 3
(a) [Fe(OH )3 ] (b) [Fe(Cl)6 ]
33. Which one of the following is a strong field ligand 3
(c) [Fe(CN )6 ] (d) [Fe(H 2 O)6 ]3 
(a) CN  (b) NO 2
3. The most stable complex among the following is
(c) en (d) NH 3 [MP PMT 2002]
34. The strongest ligand in the following is [MP PET 1995] (a) K 3 [ Al(C 2 O4 )3 ] (b) [Pt(en)2 ]Cl 2
(a) CN  (b) Br  (c) Ag(NH 3 )2 Cl (d) K 2 (Ni(EDTA)]
  4. Which of the following factors tends to increase the stability of
(c) HO (d) F
35. The neutral ligand is metal ion complexes
(a) Higher ionic radius of the metal ion
(a) Chloro (b) Hydroxo
(b) Higher charge/size ratio of the metal ion
(c) Ammine (d) Oxalato
(c) Lower ionisation potential of the metal ion
36. The ligands which can get attached to the central metal ion through
(d) Lower basicity of the ligand
more than one atom are called
(a) Ambident ligands (b) Polydentate ligands 5. CuSO 4 reacts with KCN solution and forms: [DPMT 2004]
(c) Chelate ligands (d) Neutral ligands (a) K3 [Cu(CN )4 ] (b) Cu (CN )
37. A strong ligand gives a complex which is generally called
(c) Cu (CN )2 (d) K4 [Cu(CN )6 ]
(a) High spin (b) High energy
(c) Low spin (d) Stable 6. A co-ordination complex compound of cobalt has the molecular
formulae containing five ammonia molecules, one nitro group and

38. CN is a strong field ligand. This is due to the fact that two chlorine atoms for one cobalt atom. One mole of this compound
[CBSE PMT 2004] produces three mole ions in an aqueous solution on reacting with
(a) It can accept electron from metal species excess of AgNO3 , AgCl precipitate. The ionic formula for this
(b) It forms high spin complexes with metal species complex would be:
(c) It carries negative charge. [DPMT 2004; Kerala PMT 2004]
(d) It is a pseudohalide (a) [Co (NH 3 )5 (NO 2 )]Cl2
39. Considering H 2 O as a weak field ligand, the number of unpaired (b) [Co (NH 3 )5 Cl][Cl(NO 2 )]
electrons in [Mn(H 2O)6 ]2  will be (At. No. of Mn = 25) asas a (c) [Co (NH 3 )4 (No 2 )Cl][(NH 3 )Cl]
ajkk [CBSE PMT 2004]
(d) [Co (NH 3 )5 ][(NO 2 )2 Cl2 ]
(a) Two (b) Four
(c) Three (d) Five 7. In any ferric salt, on adding potassium ferrocyanide, a prussian blue
colour is obtained, which is
40. Which of the following is a  - complex [BIT 1992; BHU 2002]
KFeFeCN 6 
(a) Trimethyl aluminium (b) Ferrocene
(a) K 3 Fe(CN )6 (b)
(c) Diethyl zinc (d) Nickel carbonyl
41. Which of the following is a   acid ligand (d) FeSO 4 .Fe(CN )6 (d) Fe4 Fe(CN )6 3
[KCET 1996; AIIMS 2003] 8. Prussian blue is formed when [CBSE PMT 1990]
(a) NH 3 (b) CO (a) Ferrous sulphate reacts with FeCl 3
(c) F  (d) Ethylene diamine (b) Ferric sulphate reacts with K 4 Fe(CN )6 
42. The value of the ‘spin only’ magnetic moment for one of the (c) Ferrous ammonium sulphate reacts with FeCl3
following configurations is 2.84 BM. the correct one
[AIEEE 2005] (d) Ammonium sulphate reacts with FeCl 3
(a) d 4
(in strong ligand field) 9. Complex salt can be made by the combination of
(b) d 4
(in weak ligand field) [Co III(NH 3 )5 Cl] X with [RPMT 2000, AFMC 2002]
 Co-ordination Chemistry 917

(a) PO43  (b) Cl  (c) CH 3 4 Sn (d) KC 4 H 9

  7. The complex used as an anticancer agent is [AIIMS 2003]
(c) 2Cl (d) 2 K
10. Which reagent can be used to identify nickel ion (a) trans [Co (NH 3 )3 Cl 3 ] (b) cis [PtCl2 (NH 3 )2 ]
(a) Resorcinol (c) cis  K 2 [PtCl2 Br2 ] (d) Na 2 CO 3
(b) Dimethyl glyoxime [DMG] 8. The compound that is not olefinic organometallic is
(a) KC 2 H 4 PtCl3 .3 H 2 O (b) Be(CH 2 )2
(c) Diphenyl benzidine
(d) Potassium ferrocyanide
11. Dimethyl glyoxime forms a coloured complex with (c) (C 2 H 4 PtCl3 )2 (d) C 4 H 4 Fe(CO )3
(a) Ag (b) Ni 9. Among the following, which is not the -bonded organometallic
(c) Cr (d) Zn compound [CBSE PMT 2003]

12. Silver chloride dissolves in excess of NH 4 OH . The cation present (a) (CH 3 )4 Sn (b) K[PtCl3 ( 2  C 2 H 4 )]
in this solution is [EAMCET 1998] (c) Fe( 5  C5 H 5 )2 (d) Cr( 6  C6 H 6 )2
(a) Ag 
(b) AgNH 3 2  
10. Wilkinson's catalyst is used in
(c) AgNH 3 4  AgNH 3 6 
 (a) Polymerization (b) Condensation
(d)
(c) Halogenation (d) Hydrogenation
13. Silver sulphide dissolved in a solution of sodium cynamide to form 11. What is the use of tetraethyl lead
the complex [AMU 1999] (a) As a catalyst in addition reaction of alkenes
(a) Na[ Ag(CN )2 ] (b) Na 3 [ Ag(CN )4 ] (b) As a catalyst in polymerization reaction of alkenes
(c) Na 5 [ Ag(CN )6 ] (d) Na 2 [ Ag(CN )2 ] (c) For reducing knocking
(d) For creating knocking
3
14. Which one will give Fe ions in solution 12. Which of the following is an organo-metallic compound
(a) FeCN 6  3
(a) Lithium ethoxide (b) Ethyl lithium
[MP PMT 2001]

(b) Fe 2 SO 4 3 (c) Lithium acetate (d) Lithium carbide

13. Which of the following is an organometallic compound
(c) FeCN 6 4  [AIIMS 1997]
(d) NH 4 (SO 4 )2 .FeSO 4 .6 H 2 O (a) TiC 2 H 5 4 (b) Ti(OC 2 H 5 )4
15. The cation that does not form an amine complex with excess of (c) TiOCOCH 3 4 (d) Ti(OC 6 H 5 )4
ammonia is 14. Which of the following is not an organometallic compound
(a) Cd 2  (b) Al 3  [MP PET 1996; BHU 2002]
(a) Ethyl magnesium bromide
(c) Cu 2  (d) Ag  (b) Tetraethyl lead
(c) Sodium ethoxide
(d) Trimethyl aluminium
Application of organometallics 15. An organometallic compound amongst the following is
(a) Ferrocene (b) CaC 2
1. Ziegler-Natta catalyst is an organometallic compound of which metal [J & K CET 2005]
(a) Iron (b) Zirconium (c) Tetraethyl lead (TEL) (d) All of these
(c) Rhodium (d) Titanium 16. Which of the following does not have a metal carbon bond
2. In the case of small cuts, bleeding is stopped by applying potash [CBSE PMT 2004]
alum. Here alum acts as (a) K[Pt(C2 H 4 )Cl3 ] (b) Ni(CO )4
[KCET (Med.) 2001]
(c) Al(OC2 H 5 )3 (d) C2 H 5 MgBr
(a) Fungicide (b) Disinfectant
(c) Germicide (d) Coagulating agent 17. Coordination compounds have great importance in biological
3. The formula of ferrocene is systems. In this context which of the following statements is
incorrect [AIEEE 2004]
(a) Fe(CN )6 4  (b) Fe(CN )6 3  (a) Cyanocobalamin is B12 and contains cobalt.
(c) Fe(CO )5  (d) C 5 H 5 2 Fe (b) Haemoglobin is the red pigment of blood and contains iron.
4. Which of the following is formed when n-butyl lithium reacts with (c) Chlorophylls are green pigments in plants and contains
tin (II) chloride [AFMC 2001] calcium.
(a) LiBr (b) Et4 Pb (d) Carboxypepticase-A is an enzyme and contains zinc.
18. Ziegler-Natta catalyst is [Pb. CET 2004]
(c) (C4 H 9 )4 Sn (d) (C 2 H 5 )4 Pb (a) (Ph3 P)3 RhCl (b) K[PtCl3 (C2 H 4 )]
5. Which of the following organo-silicon compound on hydrolysis will
(c) [ Al2 (C2 H 6 )6 ]  TiCl4 (d) [Fe(C2 H 5 )2 ]
give a three dimensional silicone
[Orissa JEE 2003] 19. Dimethyl glyoxime gives a red precipitate with Ni 2 , which is used
(a) R 3 SiCl (b) RSiCl3 for its detection. To get this precipitate readily the best pH range is[AIIMS 2004
(c) (d) R 2 SiCl 2 (a) < 1 (b) 2-3
SiCl 4
(c) 3-4 (d) 9-11
6. Which one is not an organometallic compound 20. The   bonded organo metallic compound which has ethene as
[J & K CET 2005; Pb. CET 2003] one of its component is [J & K CET 2005]
(a) RMgX (b) C 2 H 5 ONa (a) Zeise's salt (b) Ferrocene
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(c) Dibenzene chromium
(d) Tetraethyl tin. [ X ]  Zn  [Y ]  Au
Identify the complexes [X] and [Y] [IIT-JEE 2003]
(a) X  [ Au(CN )2 ] , Y  [Zn(CN )4 ]2


(b) X  [ Au(CN )4 ]3  , Y  [Zn(CN )4 ]2

(c) X  [ Au(CN )2 ] , Y  Zn(CN )6 ]4 
1. The coordination number and oxidation state of Cr in (d) X  [ Au(CN )4 ] , Y  [Zn(CN )4 ]2
K 3 Cr C 2 O 4 3  are, respectively [CBSE PMT 1995]
11. A solution of potassium ferrocyanide would contains ...... ions [
(a) 4 and +2 (b) 6 and +3 (a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 3 and +3 (d) 3 and 0 (c) 4 (d) 5
2. The complex compounds which result from the coordination of 12. Which one of the following complexes is an outer orbital complex
carbon monoxide are known as [BHU 1999]
(a) Electronic (b) Carbonyls (a) [Co (NH 3 )6 ]3  (b) [Mn(CN )6 ]4 
(c) Carbonates (d) Carbon permono (c) [Fe(CN )6 ]4  (d) [ Ni(NH 3 )6 ]2 
3. Mixture X  0.02 mol of [Co (NH 3 )5 SO 4 ] Br and 0.02 mol of
Atomic nos : Mn  25, Fe  26, Co  27, Ni  28
[Co (NH 3 )5 Br]SO 4 was prepared in 2 litre of solution
13. Which one of the following has largest number of isomers ?
1 litre of mixture X + excess AgNO3  Y . [AIEEE 2004]
1 litre of mixture X + excess BaCl2  Z (a) [Ir(PP3 )2 H (CO )] 2
(b) [Co (NH 3 )5 Cl]2 
Number of moles of Y and Z are [IIT JEE 2003]
(a) 0.01, 0.01 (b) 0.02, 0.01 (c) [Ru(NH 3 )4 Cl 2 ] (d) [Co (en )2 Cl 2 ]
(c) 0.01, 0.02 (d) 0.02, 0.02 (R = alkyl group; en = ethylenediamine)
4. Which of the following organometallic compound is  and  14. Which kind of isomerism is exhibited by octahedral
bonded [MH CET 2001; PCET 2002] Co (NH 3 )4 Br2Cl ? [IIT-JEE Screening 2005]
(a) Fe(CH 3 )3
(a) Geometrical and Ionization
(b) [Fe( 5  C 5 H 5 )2 ] (b) Geometrical and Optical
(c) Optical and Ionization
(c) [Co (CO )5 NH 3 ]2
(d) Geometrical only
(d) K[PtCl3 (n 2  C 2 H 4 )] 15. Which one of the following is expected to exhibit optical isomerism
In NiNH 3 4 SO 4 , the valency and coordination number of Ni
(en = ethylenediamine)
5.
(a) cis – [Pt(NH 3 )2 Cl2 ] (b) trans – [Co (en )2 Cl 2 ]
will be respectively
(a) 3 and 6 (b) 2 and 4 (c) trans – [Pt(NH 3 )2 Cl2 ] (d) cis – [Co (en )2 Cl 2 ]
(c) 4 and 2 (d) 4 and 4 4
16. [EDTA] is a: [UPSEAT 2004]
6. Co-ordination number of Fe in the complexes FeCN 6  4
, (a) Monodentate ligand (b) Bidentate ligand
(c) Quadridentate ligand (d) Hexadentate ligand
FeCN 6  3
and FeCl 4  would be respectively

17. [MPthe
Which of PET 2003] statements is incorrect ?
following
(a) 2, 3, 3 (b) 6, 6, 4 [KCET 2004]
(c) 6, 3,3 (d) 6, 4, 6 (a) In K3 [Fe(CN )6 ], the ligand has satisfied only the secondary
7. On hydrolysis (Me)2 SiCl 2 will produce [IIT-JEE 2003] valency of ferric ion.
(b) In K3 [Fe(CN )6 ], the ligand has satisfied both primary and
(a) (Me)2 Si(OH )2
secondary valencies of ferric ion.
(b) (Me)2 Si  O (c) In K4 [Fe(CN )6 ], the ligand has satisfied both primary and
(c) [O  (Me)2 Si  O ]n  secondary valencies of ferrous ion.
(d) In [Cu(NH 3 )4 ]SO 4 , the ligand has satisfied only the
(d) Me 2 SiCl(OH )
secondary valency of copper.
8. Which of the following represents a chelating ligand 18. Which of the following is considered as an anticancer species.
[JIPMER 2002]
H 3 N Cl  H 3 N Cl 
(a) H 2O (b) OH  (a)

Pt

(b)

Pt

   
(c) DMG (d) Cl   H 3 N Cl  Cl NH 3 
9. CuSO 4 reacts with KCN solution and forms  Cl CH 2 
[MP PMT 1992; IIT 1996; UPSEAT 2001, 02]  ||  Cl Cl 
  
(a) Cu (CN )2 (b) Cu (CN ) (c)  Pt CH 2  (d)  Pt 
Cl Cl  Cl Cl 
(c) K 2 Cu(CN )4  (d) K 3 Cu CN 4   
10. In the process of extraction of gold,
19. An aqueous solution of CoCl 2 on addition of excess of
Roasted gold ore  CN   H 2 O 
[ X ]  OH 
O2
concentrated HCl turns blue due to formation of
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[AIIMS 2005] 3
 NH 
(a) [Co (H 2O)4 Cl 2 ]  
6. Assertion : (en )2 Co Co (en )2  is named as tetrakis
(b) [Co (H 2 O)2Cl 4 ]2 
 OH 
(c) [CoCl 4 ]2  (ethylene diamine)  -hydroxo-imido dicobalt (III)
(d) [Co (H 2 O)2Cl 2 ] ion.
20. The correct order for the wavelength of absorption in the visible Reason : In naming polynuclear complexes i.e., containing two
region is [AIIMS 2005] or more metal atoms joined by bridging ligands, the
word  is added with hyphen before the name of
(a) [ Ni(NO 2 )6 ]4   [ Ni(NH 3 )6 ]2   [ Ni(H 2 O)6 ]2  such ligands.
(b) [ Ni(NO 2 )6 ]4   [ Ni(H 2 O)6 ]2   [ Ni(NH 3 )6 ]2  7. Assertion : [Fe(CN )6 ]3  is weakly paramagnetic while
2 2 4
(c) [ Ni(H 2 O)6 ]  [ Ni(NH 3 )6 ]  [ Ni(NO 2 )6 ] [Fe(CN )6 ]4
is diamagnetic.
(d) [ Ni(NH 3 )6 ]2   [ Ni(H 2 O)6 ]2   [ Ni(NO 2 )6 ]4  Reason : [Fe(CN )6 ] 3
has +3 oxidation state while
21. In which of the following pairs both the complexes show optical 4
isomerism [AIIMS 2005] [Fe(CN )6 ] has +2 oxidation state.
3
(a) cis- [Cr(C2 O4 )2 Cl 2 ] , cis- [Co (NH 3 )4 Cl 2 ] 8. Assertion : H 2 N  NH ` 2 is a chelating ligand.
(b) [Co (en )3 ]Cl3 , cis- [Co (en)2 Cl 2 ]Cl Reason : A chelating ligand must possess two or more lone
pairs at such a distance that it may form suitable
(c) [PtCl(dien)]Cl , [ NiCl2 Br2 ]2  strain free rings at the metal ion.
(d) [Co (NO 3 )3 (NH 3 )3 ] , cis- [Pt(en)2 Cl 2 ] 9. Assertion : [Ti(H 2 O)6 ]3  is coloured while [Sc (H 2O)6 ]3  is
22. Which of the following compounds shows optical isomerism colourless.
[AIEEE 2005; CBSE PMT 2005] Reason : d-d transition is not possible in [Sc (H 2O)6 ]3  .
2 2
(a) [Cu (NH 3 )4 ] (b) [ZnCl4 ] 10. Assertion : All the octahedral complexes of Ni 2  must be
(c) [Cr(C2 O4 )3 ] 3
(d) [Co (CN )6 ] 3 outer orbital complexes.
Reason : Outer orbital octahedral complexes are given by
weak ligands.
11. Assertion : Potassium ferrocyanide is diamagnetic whereas
potassium fericyanide is paramagnetic.
Reason : Crystal field splitting in ferrocyanide ion is greater
than that of ferricyanide ion.
[AIIMS 2005]

Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of
the options given below :
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct
explanation of the assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct
explanation of the assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If the assertion and reason both are false. Basic Terms
(e) If assertion is false but reason is true.
1 b 2 c 3 b 4 b 5 d
1. Assertion : Potassium ferrocyanide and potassium ferricyanite
6 a 7 b 8 c 9 b 10 c
both are diamagnetic.
Reason : Both have unpaired electrons. 11 d 12 c 13 d 14 b 15 b
2. Assertion : NF3 is a weaker ligand than N (CH 3 )3 16 b 17 a 18 c 19 c 20 b

Reason : NF3 ionizes to give F ions 21 b 22 c 23 b 24 d 25 a
ionsiionsionsioiiioioioioioiioioion 26 d 27 a 28 b 29 b 30 c
ions in aqueous solution.
31 b 32 c 33 b 34 b 35 d
3. Assertion : The [ Ni(en )3 ]Cl2 (en = ethylene diamine) has
36 d 37 b 38 b 39 d 40 b
lower stability than [ Ni(NH 3 )6 ]Cl2
41 d 42 b 43 d 44 b 45 a
Reason : In [ Ni(en ) 3 ]Cl 2 the geometry of Ni is trigonal
bipyramidal 46 a 47 d 48 c 49 b 50 d
4. Assertion : The ligands nitro and nitrito are called ambidentate 51 a 52 b 53 d 54 a 55 d
ligands.
Reason : These ligands give linkage isomers. 56 d 57 a 58 d 59 a 60 d
5. Assertion : Geometrical isomerism is also called cis-trans 61 c 62 d
isomerism.
Reason : Tetrahedral complexes show geometrical isomerism. Nomenclature, oxidation State and EAN number
1 b 2 c 3 c 4 b 5 d
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6 c 7 b 8 a 9 a 10 a
Critical Thinking Questions
11 c 12 a 13 b 14 a 15 b
16 c 17 d 18 b 19 d 20 a 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 b
21 b 22 b 23 a 24 b 25 a
6 b 7 c 8 c 9 d 10 a
26 d 27 c 28 b 29 a 30 a
11 d 12 d 13 d 14 a 15 d
31 a 32 b 33 a 34 b 35 c
16 d 17 ad 18 a 19 c 20 a
36 b 37 a 38 a 39 b 40 c
41 a 42 b 43 c 44 b 45 b 21 b 22 c

46 d 47 a 48 b 49 c 50 c
Assertion & Reason
51 b 52 b 53 c 54 d 55 b
56 a 57 b 58 c 1 d 2 c 3 d 4 a 5 c

Isomerism and Magnetic properties 6 e 7 b 8 e 9 a 10 b

11 c
1 a 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 c
6 d 7 b 8 a 9 a 10 c
11 d 12 d 13 b 14 c 15 a
16 b 17 a 18 d 19 a 20 b
21 c 22 b 23 b 24 a 25 a
26 d 27 d 28 a 29 c 30 a
31 b 32 a 33 c 34 a 35 d
36 c 37 d 38 a 39 d 40 b
41 a 42 c 43 d 44 a 45 b
46 e 47 a 48 d 49 c 50 c
51 d 52 a 53 c 54 a 55 a
56 c 57 c

Hybridisation and Geometry

1 a 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 a
6 b 7 b 8 d 9 c 10 a
11 b 12 c 13 d 14 a 15 b
16 b 17 d 18 d 19 a 20 a
21 b 22 d 23 c 24 c 25 c
26 d 27 d 28 d 29 d 30 a
31 d 32 c 33 a 34 a 35 c
36 a 37 c 38 d 39 d 40 b
41 b 42 a 43 c

Complexes and complex stability

1 d 2 d 3 d 4 b 5 a
6 a 7 d 8 b 9 c 10 b
11 b 12 b 13 a 14 b 15 b

Application of organometallics

1 d 2 d 3 d 4 c 5 b
6 b 7 b 8 a 9 a 10 d
11 c 12 b 13 a 14 c 15 d
16 c 17 c 18 c 19 d 20 a