1. Physical chemistry
  2. 1. The solid state
    2. Language of Chemistry
    3. Gaseous and Liquid states
    4. Stoichiometry
    5. Solutions
    6. Structure of Atom
    7. Chemical equilibrium
    8. Nuclear chemistry (Radioactivity)
    9. Ionic equilibrium
    10. Chemical Bonding
    11. Chemical kinetics
    12. Concepts of Acids, Bases and Salts
    13. Surface catalysis and Colloids
    14. Redox reactions
    15. Chemical energetics
    16. Volumetric analysis
    17. Electrochemistry
  3. Inorganic chemistry
  4. 18. Introduction
    19. Periodic table
    20. Hydrogen and its compounds
    21. General aspects of Metallergy
    22. Alkali metals
    23. Alkaline metals
    24. Boron family
    25. Carbon family
    26. Nitrogen family
    27. Oxygen family
    28. Fluorine family
    29. Inert gases
    30. Transition metals
    31. Coordination compounds
    32. Analytical chemistry
  5. Organic chemistry
  6. 33. Purification and analysis of organic compounds
    34. Nomenclature of Organic compounds
    35. Reaction Mechanisms
    36. Hydrocarbons
    37. Haloalkanes (Alkyl halides)
    38. Alcohol, Phenol and Ether
    39. Aldehyde and Ketones
    40. Carboxylic acids
    41. Compounds conatining Nitrogen
    42. Polymers
    43. Chemistry in daily life
Inorganic chemistry
31. Coordination compounds
1. K4[Fe(CN)6] is a
  • double salt
  • normal salt
  • complex compound
  • none of these
2. How many ions are produced when the compound [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 is in aqueous state?
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
3. According to Lewis, the ligands are
  • Acidic in nature
  • Basic in nature
  • Neither acidic nor basic
  • Some are acidic and others are basic
4. IUPAC name of K3[Fe(CN)6] is
  • Potassium ferrocyanide
  • Potassium ferricyanide
  • Potassium hexacyanoferrate (II)
  • Potassium hexacyanoferrate (III)
5. Which one of the following is expected to be a paramagnetic complex?
  • [Ni(H2O)6]2+
  • [Ni(CO)4]
  • [Zn(NH3)4]2+
  • [Co(NH3)6]2+
6. The compound which does not show paramagnetism is
  • [Cu(NH3)4]Cl2
  • [Ag(NH3)2]Cl
  • NO
  • NO2
7. The shape of [Cu(NH3)4]2+ is square planar, Cu2+ in this complex is
  • sp3 hybridised
  • dsp2 hybridised
  • sp3d hybridised
  • sp3d2 hybridised
8. Which complex has square planar structure?
  • Ni(CO)4
  • [NiCl4]2-
  • [Ni(CN)4]2-
  • [Cu(NH3)4]2+
9. Which one of the following has tetrahedral geometry?
  • [Co(NH3)6]3+
  • [Ni(CN)4]2−
  • Fe(CO)5
  • [NiCl4]2−
10. The number of geometrical isomers for [Pt(NH3)2Cl2] is
  • 3
  • 4
  • 2
  • 1
11. Hypo is used in photography because it is
  • a strong oxidising agent
  • strong reducing agent
  • strong complexing agent
  • none of the above
12. AgCl dissolves in NH4OH due to the formation of
  • [Ag(NH4)2]Cl
  • [Ag(NH4)3]Cl
  • [Ag(NH3)2]Cl
  • [Ag(NH3)2]OH
13. Correct formula of potassium ferrocyanide is
  • K4[Fe(CN)6]
  • K2[Fe(CN)6]·H2O
  • K3[Fe(CN)6]
  • None of these
14. The formula for iron (III) hexacyanoferrate (II), commonly known as prussian blue is
  • Fe3[Fe(CN)6]2
  • Fe2[Fe(CN)6]3
  • Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3
  • Fe3[Fe(CN)6]4
15. Turnbull's blue is
  • ferricyanide
  • ferrous ferrocyanide
  • ferrous cyanide
  • ferriferrocyanide
16. Tollen's reagent is
  • [Ag(NH3)2]+
  • Ag2O
  • [Cu(OH)4]2−
  • Cu2O
17. Prussian blue is formed when
  • ferrous sulphate reacts with FeCl3
  • ferric sulphate reacts with K4[Fe(CN)6]
  • ferrous ammonium sulphate reacts with FeCl3
  • ammonium sulphate reacts with FeCl3
18. In the compound lithium tetrahydroaluminate, the ligand is
  • H+
  • H-
  • H
  • none of these
19. In which of the following complexes oxidation state of metal is zero?
  • [Pt(NH3)2Cl2]
  • [Cr(CO)6]
  • [Cr(NH3)3Cl3]
  • [Cr(en)2Cl2]
20. Which of the following compounds turns black on addition of NH4OH?
  • PbCl2
  • HgCl2
  • Hg2Cl2
  • AgCl
21. Copper sulphate solution, when added to an excess of ammonium hydroxide, forms a complex compound due to
  • [Cu(NH3)6]2+
  • [Cu(NH3)4]2-
  • [Cu(NH3)2]2+
  • Cu2+
22. The unpaired electron in Ni(CO)4 is
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • zero
23. In the complexes [Fe(H2O)6]3+, [Fe(CN)6]3-, [Fe(C2O4)3]3- and [FeCl6]3-, more stability is shown by
  • [Fe(H2O)6]3+
  • [Fe(CN)6]3-
  • [Fe(C2O4)3]3-
  • [FeCl6]3-
24. In the silver plating of copper, K[Ag(CN)2] is used instead of AgNO3. The reason is
  • A thin layer of Ag is formed on Cu
  • More voltage is required
  • Ag+ ions are completely removed from solution
  • Less availability of Ag+ ions, as Cu cannot displace Ag from [Ag(CN)2]- ion
25. The most stable complex among the following is
  • K3[Al(C2O4)3]
  • [Pt(en)2]Cl2
  • [Ag(NH3)2]Cl
  • K2[Ni(EDTA)]
26. In [Cr(C2O4)3]3-, the isomerism shown is
  • Ligand
  • Optical
  • Geometrical
  • Ionization
27. The reagent commonly used to determine hardness of water titrimetrically is
  • Oxalic acid
  • Disodium salt of EDTA
  • Sodium citrate
  • Sodium thiosulphate
28. The complex used as an anti-cancer agent is
  • mer-[Co(NH3)3Cl3]
  • cis-[PtCl2(NH3)2]
  • cis-K2[PtCl2Br2]
  • Na2CoCl4
29. The ligand called π-acid is
  • CO
  • NH3
  • C2O42-
  • Ethylenediamine
30. The ligands in anticancer drug cis-platin are
  • NH3, Cl
  • NH3, H2O
  • Cl2, H2O
  • NO, Cl
31. Which of the following is an organometallic compound?
  • Lithium methoxide
  • Lithium acetate
  • Lithium dimethylamide
  • Methyl lithium
32. Which of the following is an organometallic compound?
  • Ti(C2H4)4
  • Ti(OCH3)4
  • Ti(OCOCH3)4
  • Ti(OC6H5)4
33. Which is not a bonded complex?
  • Zeise's salt
  • Ferrocene
  • Dibenzene chromium
  • Tetraethyl lead
34. The formula of ferrocene is
  • [Fe(CN)6]3-
  • [Fe(CN)6]4-
  • [Fe(CO)5]
  • (C5H5)2Fe
35. Ferrocene is an example of
  • Sandwiched complex
  • π-bonded complex
  • A complex where all five C atoms of cyclopentadiene anion are bonded to the metal
  • All of the above
36. The correct name of the compound [Cu(NH3)4](NO3)2 according to IUPAC system is
  • cuprammonium nitrate
  • tetramminecopper (II) nitrate
  • tetramminecopper (I) nitrate
  • tetramminccopper (II) dinitrite
37. CN- is a strong field ligand. This is due to the fact that
  • it carries negative charge
  • it is a pseudohalide
  • it can accept electrons from metal species
  • it forms high spin complexes with metal species
38. Which of the following is not considered as an organometallic compound?
  • Cis-platin
  • Ferrocene
  • Zeise's salt
  • Grignard reagent
39. The tetrahedral complexes have coordination number
  • 3
  • 6
  • 4
  • 8
40. In an octahedral structure, the pair of d orbitals involved in d2sp3 hybridisation is
  • dx²-y², d
  • dxy, dx²-y²
  • d, dxy
  • dxy, dyz
41. [Co(NH3)4(NO2)2]Cl exhibits
  • Linkage isomerism, ionization isomerism and geometrical isomerism
  • Ionization isomerism, geometrical isomerism and optical isomerism
  • Linkage isomerism, geometrical isomerism and optical isomerism
  • Linkage isomerism, ionization isomerism and optical isomerism
42. Among [Ni(CO)4], [Ni(CN)4]2-, [NiCl4]2- species, the hybridisation states of the Ni atom are, respectively (At. no. of Ni = 28)
  • sp3, dsp2, dsp2
  • sp3, dsp2, sp3
  • sp3, sp3, dsp2
  • dsp2, sp3, sp
43. Which of the following can participate in linkage isomerism?
  • NO2-
  • H2NCH2CH2NH2
  • H2O
  • NH3
44. The effective atomic number of 'Cr' in [Cr(NH3)6]Cl3 is
  • 35
  • 36
  • 27
  • 33
45. Potassium ferrocyanide is an example of ..... complex.
  • tetrahedral
  • octahedral
  • square planar
  • linear