Coordination Compounds – D and F Block Elements

1. Which of the following does not show optical isomerism? (en = ethylenediammine)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

2. Which of the following complex ion is expected to absorb Visible light?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

3. Which of the following coordination entities should be expected to absorb light of lowest
frequency?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

4. Assertion (A): CO and CN are referred as acid ligands.

Reason (R): In CO and CN vacant type orbitals are present.
(a) A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is correct but R is incorrect
(d) Both A and R are incorrect

5. Assertion (A): If , its instability constant is 4.76 × 10−14.

Reason (R): Overall dissociation equilibrium constant varies inversely with formation
constant.
(a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is correct but R is incorrect
(d) Both A and R are incorrect
6. Assertion (A): K4[Fe(CN)6] is diamagnetic and [FeCH2O)6]Cl3 is paramagnetic.
Reason (R): Hybridisation of central metal in K4[Fe(CN)6] is sp3d2, while in
Fe(H2O)6]Cl3
is d2sp3.
(a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is correct but R is incorrect
(d) Both A and R are incorrect

7. What is the coordination number of cobalt in [Co(NH3)6]Cl3?

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 3
8. (Ni(CN)4]2− ion is diamagnetic and it involves the following hybridization.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

9. The IUPAC name of K[Ag(CN)2 ] is
(a) dicyanopotassiumargentate (I) (b) dicyanopotassiumargentate (II)
(c) potassiumdicyanoargentate (I) (d) potassiumdicyanoargentate (II)

10. Magnetic moment of (NH4)2[MnBr4 ] is......BM.

(a) 5.91 (b) 4.91 (c) 3.91 (d) 2.46

11. On heating K4[Fe(CN)6] with conc. H2SO4, it gives the gas

(a) (b) (c) (d)

12. The crystal field splitting energy for octahedral and tetrahedral complexes is
related as

(a) (b) (c) (d)

13. Facial and meridional isomerism will be exhibited by

(a) (b) (c) (d)

14. In solid CuSO4•5H2O copper is coordinated to number of water molecules equal to

(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2

15. The species having tetrahedral shape is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

16. The coordination compound of which one of the following compositions will produce
two equivalents of AgCl on reaction with aqueous silver nitrate solution?
(a) (b) (c) (d)

17. The optically active coordination complex ion among the following is

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
18. Which one of the following complex ion has the highest magnetic moment?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

19. What is (are) numbers) of unpaired electrons in the square planar [Pt(CN)4]2− ion?
(a) zero (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 6

20. ion is
(a) hexacyanoferrate (II) ion (b) hexacyanoferrate (III) ion
(c) hexacyanide iron (III) ion (d) iron (III) hexacyanide ion

21. The magnitude of crystal field stabilisation energy in tetrahedral complexes

is considerably less than that in the octahedral field because
(a) there are only four ligands instead of six so the ligand field is only 2/3 the size, hence
the
is 2/3
(b) the direction of the orbitals does not coincide with the direction of the ligands. This
reduce the crystal field stabilisation energy by further 2/3
(c) Both points (a) and (b) are correct
(d) Both points (a) and (b) are incorrect

22. The crystal field stabilisation energy (CFSE) is highest for

(a) (b) (c) (d)

23. The IUPAC name of [Co(NH3)5 ONO]2+ ion is

(a) pentaamminenitritocobalt (III) ion (b) pentaamminenitrocobalt (III) ion
(c) pentaamminenitrocobalt (IV) ion (d) pentaamminenitritocobalt (II) ion

24. Aluminium reacts with NaOH and forms compound 'X'. If the coordination number of
aluminium in ' X' is 6, the correct formula of X is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

25. Which of the following complexes exhibit the highest paramagnetic behaviour? (where,
gly = glycine, en = ethylenediammine and bpy = bipyridyl moities) (Atomic number of
Ti = 22, V= 23, Fe = 26, Co = 27)

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
26. In which of the following coordination entities the magnitude, of (CFSE in octahedral
field) will be maximum? (Atomic number of Co = 27)
(a) (b) (c) (d)

27. Assertion (A): is paramagnetic.

Reason (R): Co3+ has 3d6 outer electronic configuration. The unpaired electrons do not
pairup because of weak field provided by F−.
(a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R ate correct and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is correct but R is incorrect
(d) Both A and R are incorrect

28. For the square planar complex [M(a) (b) (c) (d)]. (where, M = central metal and a, b, c
and d are monodentate ligands), the number of possible geometrical isomers are
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

29. Among the following which are ambidentate ligands?

(a) I and II (b) III and IV (c) I and VI (d) I and V

30. In the complex with formula MCl3.4H2O, the coordination number of the metal M is six
and there is no molecule of hydration in it. The volume, if 0.1. M Ag NO3 solution needed
to precipitate the free chloride ions in 200 mL of 0.01 M solution of the complex, is
(a) 40 mL (b) 20 mL (c) 60 mL (d) 80 mL

31. An extremely hot copper wire reacts with steam to give

(a) (b) (c) (d)

32. Copper displaces which of the metal from their salt solutions?

(a) (b) (c) (d) All of the above

33. The most stable oxidation state of iron is

(a) +2 (b) −2 (c) +3 (d) −3
34. Rust is:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

35. Which of the following is ferrous alloy ?

(a) Invar (b) Solder (c) Magnalium (d) Type metal

36. Which of the following ore is called malachite?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

37. When KMnO4 acts as an oxidising agent and ultimately forms [MnO4]−1, MnO2, Mn2O3,
Mn+2 then the number of electrons transferred in each case respectively is
(a) 4, 3, 1, 5 (b) 1, 5, 3, 7 (c) 1, 3, 4, 5 (d) 3, 5, 7, 1

38. When excess of SnCl2 is added to a solution of HgCl2, a white precipitate turning to grey
is obtained. This grey colour is due to the formation of

(a) (b) (c) (d)

39. Addition of iron fillings to CuSO4 solution caused precipitation of Cu owing to the
(a) (b) (c) (d)

40. Excited state configuration of Mn2+ is:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

41. The purple colour of ions is due to

(a) unpaired d-electron (b) transfer of an electron
(c) intermolecular vibrations (d) presence of an electron

42. Which is not amphoteric?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

43. Both acid and base may react with which of the following oxides?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

44. Which one of the elements with the following outer orbital configurations may exhibit
the largest number of oxidation states?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

45. The catalyst used in hydrogenation of oils is:

(a) Platinum (b) Iron (c) Molybdenum (d) Nickel