Explore topic-wise MCQs in Coordination Compounds.

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1.

The correct IUPAC name of the coordination compound K3|Fe(CN)5NO| is

A. Potassium pentacyanonitrosylferrate (II)
B. Potassium pentacyanonitroferrate (II)
C. Potassium nitritopentacyanoferrate (IV)
D. Potassium nitritepentacynanoiron (II)
Answer» B. Potassium pentacyanonitroferrate (II)
2.

Which of the following ligands will not show chelation?

A. EDTA
B. DMG
C. Ethene-1, 2-diamine
D. SCN
Answer» E.
3.

Which of the following ligands form a chelate?

A. Acetate
B. Oxalate
C. Cyanide
D. Ammonia
Answer» C. Cyanide
4.

Which of the following is not a neutral ligand?

A. H2O
B. NH3
C. ONO
D. CO2
Answer» D. CO2
5.

The ligand N(CH2CH2NH2) is

A. bidentate
B. tridentate
C. tetradentate
D. pentadentate
Answer» D. pentadentate
6.

The oxidation state of nickel in |(Ni(CO4)| is

A. 1
B. 4
C. 2
D. 3
Answer» C. 2
7.

According to Werner s theory of coordination compounds

A. Primary valency is ion isable
B. Secondary valency is ionisable
C. Primary and secondary valencies are lonisable
D. Neither primary nor secondary valency s ionisable
Answer» B. Secondary valency is ionisable
8.

The number of possible isomers for the complex |Co(C2O4)2 (NH3)2|

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
9.

Which of the following shows maximum number of isomers?

A. [Cr(NH3)4Cl2]
B. [Ni(en)NH3]2+
C. [Ni(C2O4] (en)2]2+
D. [Cr(SCN)2(NH3)4]+
Answer» E.
10.

Which of the following will not show geometrical isomerism?

A. [Cr(NH3)4Cl2]Cl
B. [Co(en)2Cl2]Cl
C. [(Co(NH3)5NO2]Cl2
D. [Pt(NH3)2Cl2]
Answer» D. [Pt(NH3)2Cl2]
11.

The hybridisation involved in [Co(C2O4)3]3- is

A. sp3d2
B. sp3d3
C. dsp3
D. d2sp3
Answer» E.
12.

For the square planar complex |Mabcd| where M is the central atom and a, b. c, d are monodentate ligands, the number of possible geometrical isomers are

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
13.

Which of the following compounds exhibits linkage isomerism?

A. [Co(en)3]Cl3
B. [Co(NH3)6] [Cr(en)3]
C. [Co(en)2(NO2)CI]Br
D. [Co(NH3)5CI]Br2
Answer» D. [Co(NH3)5CI]Br2
14.

Which of the following complex species is not expected to exhibit optical isomerism?

A. [Co(en) (NH3)2Cl2]+
B. [Co(en)3]3+
C. [Co(en)2Cl2]
D. [Co(NH3)3Cl3]
Answer» E.
15.

Correct formulae of tetraaminechloronitroplatinum (IV) sulphate can be written as

A. [Pt(NH3)4 (ONO) Cl]SO4
B. [Pt(NH3)4Cl2NO2]2
C. [Pt(NH3)4 (NO2) Cl]SO4
D. [PtCl(ONO)NH3(SO4)]
Answer» D. [PtCl(ONO)NH3(SO4)]
16.

Which of the following isomers will give white precipitate with BaCl2 solution?

A. [CO(NH3)5SO4]Br
B. [CO(NH3)5Br]SO4
C. [CO(NH3)4(SO4)2]Br
D. [CO(NH3)4(SO4)]
Answer» D. [CO(NH3)4(SO4)]
17.

|Pt(NH3)4| |CuCl4| and |Cu(NH3)4||PtCl4| are known as

A. ionisation isomers.
B. coordination isomers
C. linkage isomers
D. polymerisation isomers
Answer» C. linkage isomers
18.

The name of the linkage isomer of |C0(NH3)5NO2|Cl2 will be

A. pentaammonotrocobalt (II) chloride
B. pentaaminenitrochloridecobaltate (III)
C. pentaamminenitritocobalt (III) chloride
D. pentanitrosoamminechlorocobaltate(III)
Answer» D. pentanitrosoamminechlorocobaltate(III)