COORINATION COMPOUNDS

BOARD QUESTIONS

2010

1. Explain the following cases giving appropriate reasons:

(i) Nickel does not form low spin octahedral complexes.
(ii) The π- complexes are known for the transition metals only.
(iii) Co2+ is easily oxidized to Co3+ in the presence of a strong ligand.

2011

2. What do you understand by denticity of a ligand ?

3. Name the following coordination compounds:
(i) [CoCl2(en)2]Cl
(ii) [Pt(NH3)2Cl(NO2)] (Atomic number Co = 27, Pt = 78)
4. Why is CO a stronger ligand than Cl- ?
5. Write the names of the following complexes:
(i) [Cr(NH3)4Cl2]+
(ii) [Co(en)3]3+ (Atomic number Co = 27, Cr = 24)
6. Name the following coordination compound: K3[CrF6]
7. Give the name, the stereochemistry and magnetic behavior of the following complexes:
(i) [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2
(ii) K2[Ni(CN)4]

2012

8. Explain the following:

(i) The π- complexes are known for transition elements only.
(ii) Nickel (II) does not form low spin octahedral complexes.
(iii) [Fe(CN)6]4- and [Fe(H2O)6]2+ are of different colours in dilute solutions.
9. Name the following complexes:
(i) [Cr(C2O4)3]3-
(ii) [Pt(NH3)2Cl2]
(iii) [Co(en)2Cl2]+ (en-ethane-1,2-diamine or ethylenediamine)

2013

10.(a) Write the IUPAC name of the complex [CoBr2(en)2]+

(b) Why is CO a stronger ligand than NH3 in complexes ?
11.(a) Write the formulae for the following coordination compounds:
(i) Tetraammineaquachloridocobalt(III)chloride
(ii) Potassium tetracyanonickelate(II)
(b) Write the hybridization of the complex [NiCl4]2- (Atomic number of Ni = 28)
2014

12. Write the state of hybridization, shape and IUPAC name of the complex [CoF6]3-
(Atomic number of Co = 27)
13. Write the state of hybridization, shape and IUPAC name of the complex [Ni(CN)4]2-
(Atomic number of Ni = 28)
14. Write the state of hybridization, shape and IUPAC name of the complex [Co(NH3)6]3+
(Atomic number of Co = 27)

2015

15. (i) Write down the IUPAC name of the following complex: [Cr(en)3]Cl3
(ii) Write the formula for the following complex:
Potassium trioxalatochromate(III)
16. (i) On the basis of crystal field theory, write the electronic configuration for d4 ion,
if Δ0 > P
(ii) Write the hybridization type and magnetic behavior of the complex [Ni(CN)4]2-
(Atomic number Ni = 28)

2016

17. When a co-ordination compound CoCl3.4NH3 is mixed with AgNO3, one mole of AgCl is
precipitated per mole of the compound. Write
(i) Structural formula of the complex
(ii) IUPAC name of the complex
18.(a) For the complex [Fe(CO)5], write the hybridization magnetic character and spin of the
complex (Atomic number Fe = 26)
(b) Define crystal field splitting energy

2017

19.(a) Write the IUPAC name of the following complex [Pt(NH3)2 Cl2]
(b) Write the formula for the following:
Tetraammineaquachloridocobalt(III)nitrate
20.(a) Define crystal field splitting energy. On the basis of crystal field theory, write the electronic
configuration for d4 ion, if Δ0 < P
(b) [Ni(CN)4]2- is a colourless whereas [Ni(H2O)6]2+ is green. Why ? (Atomic number Ni =28
21.(a) Write the IUPAC name of the following complex [Co(NH3)5 Cl] SO4
(b) Write the formula for the following: Diamminechloridonitrito-N-platinum(II)
22.(a) Write the IUPAC name of the following complex: [Co(NH3)4 Cl (NO2)]Cl
(b) Write the formula for the following:
Dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)cobalt(III)chloride
2018

23. Write the coordination number and oxidation state of platinum in the complex: [Pt(en)2 Cl2]
24.(a) Write the formula of the following coordination compound: Iron(III)hexacyanoferrate(II)
(b) Write the hybridization and number of unpaired electrons in the complex [CoF6]3-
(Atomic number Co = 27)

2019

25. When a coordination compound CrCl3.6H2O is mixed with AgNO3, two moles of AgCl are
precipitated per mole of the compound. What is the structural formula of the
coordination compound ?
26. What is the difference between a complex and a double salt ?
27. Write the hybridization and magnetic character of the following complexes:
(i) [Fe(H2O)6]2+ (ii) [Ni(CN)4]2- (Atomic number Fe = 26, Ni = 28)

2020

28. Total number of unpaired electrons present in Co3+ (Atomic number Co = 27)
(a) 2 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 5
29. (a) Both assertion and reason are correct statements and reason is the correct
explanation of the assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct statements but reason is not the correct
explanation of the assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect statement.
(d) Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct statement.
Assertion: Low spin tetrahedral complexes are rarely observed
Reason: The orbital splitting energies are not sufficiently large to forcing pairing
30.(a) Give the IUPAC name and electronic configuration of central metal atom in terms of
t2g and eg of K4[Mn(CN)6]
(b) What is meant by chelate effect ? Give an example.
31. Write the hybridization and magnetic characters of the following complexes:
(i) [Fe(CN)6]4-
(ii) [CoF6]3-
(iii) [Ni(CO)4] (Atomic number of Fe = 26, Co = 27, Ni = 28)
32. Total number of unpaired electrons present in Mn2+ (Atomic number of Mn = 25) is
(a) 2 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 5
3+
33. Total number of unpaired electrons present in Cr (Atomic number of Cr = 24) is
(a) 2 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 5