1. K4[Fe(CN)6] is a
- double salt
- normal salt
- complex compound
- none of these
(c) It is a coordination complex with Fe2+ center and CN- ligands. 2. How many ions are produced when the compound [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 is in aqueous state?
(c) [Co(NH3)5Cl]2+ + 2Cl- → 3 ions total. 3. According to Lewis, the ligands are
- Acidic in nature
- Basic in nature
- Neither acidic nor basic
- Some are acidic and others are basic
(b) Ligands are Lewis bases (electron pair donors). 4. IUPAC name of K3[Fe(CN)6] is
- Potassium ferrocyanide
- Potassium ferricyanide
- Potassium hexacyanoferrate (II)
- Potassium hexacyanoferrate (III)
(d) Fe is in +3 oxidation state, so 'ferrate(III)' is correct. 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+
(a) Ni2+ (d8) in [Ni(H2O)6]2+ has 2 unpaired electrons. 6. The compound which does not show paramagnetism is
- [Cu(NH3)4]Cl2
- [Ag(NH3)2]Cl
- NO
- NO2
(b) Ag+ (d10) has no unpaired electrons. 7. The shape of [Cu(NH3)4]2+ is square planar, Cu2+ in this complex is
- sp3 hybridised
- dsp2 hybridised
- sp3d hybridised
- sp3d2 hybridised
(b) Square planar geometry requires dsp2 hybridization. 8. Which complex has square planar structure?
- Ni(CO)4
- [NiCl4]2-
- [Ni(CN)4]2-
- [Cu(NH3)4]2+
(c) [Ni(CN)4]2- is square planar due to strong field CN- ligands. 9. Which one of the following has tetrahedral geometry?
- [Co(NH3)6]3+
- [Ni(CN)4]2−
- Fe(CO)5
- [NiCl4]2−
(d) Weak field Cl- ligands result in tetrahedral [NiCl4]2-. 10. The number of geometrical isomers for [Pt(NH3)2Cl2] is
(c) Square planar MA2B2 has cis and trans isomers. 11. Hypo is used in photography because it is
- a strong oxidising agent
- strong reducing agent
- strong complexing agent
- none of the above
(c) Na2S2O3 (hypo) dissolves unreacted AgBr by forming [Ag(S2O3)2]3- complex. 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
(c) AgCl + 2NH3 → [Ag(NH3)2]+ + Cl-. 13. Correct formula of potassium ferrocyanide is
- K4[Fe(CN)6]
- K2[Fe(CN)6]·H2O
- K3[Fe(CN)6]
- None of these
(a) Ferrocyanide has Fe2+ center: K4[Fe(CN)6]. 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
(c) Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3 is the correct formula for Prussian blue. 15. Turnbull's blue is
- ferricyanide
- ferrous ferrocyanide
- ferrous cyanide
- ferriferrocyanide
(b) Turnbull's blue = Fe3[Fe(CN)6]2 (ferrous ferrocyanide). 16. Tollen's reagent is
- [Ag(NH3)2]+
- Ag2O
- [Cu(OH)4]2−
- Cu2O
(a) Tollen's reagent = [Ag(NH3)2]+ (ammoniacal silver nitrate). 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
(b) 4Fe3+ + 3[Fe(CN)6]4- → Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3. 18. In the compound lithium tetrahydroaluminate, the ligand is
(b) Li[AlH4] contains hydride (H-) ligands. 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]
(b) Carbonyl complexes often have zero oxidation state (Cr0 in [Cr(CO)6]). 20. Which of the following compounds turns black on addition of NH4OH?
(c) Hg2Cl2 + 2NH3 → Hg(NH2)Cl (white) + Hg (black) + NH4Cl. 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+
(a) Cu2+ forms deep blue [Cu(NH3)4]2+ (actually [Cu(NH3)4(H2O)2]2+). 22. The unpaired electron in Ni(CO)4 is
(d) Ni(CO)4 is diamagnetic (sp3 hybridization, no unpaired e-). 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-
(b) CN- is a strong field ligand, forming very stable low-spin complex. 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
(d) Stable [Ag(CN)2]- complex prevents direct displacement by Cu. 25. The most stable complex among the following is
- K3[Al(C2O4)3]
- [Pt(en)2]Cl2
- [Ag(NH3)2]Cl
- K2[Ni(EDTA)]
(d) EDTA forms very stable hexadentate complexes (high chelate effect). 26. In [Cr(C2O4)3]3-, the isomerism shown is
- Ligand
- Optical
- Geometrical
- Ionization
(b) Three bidentate oxalate ligands can form Δ and Λ optical isomers. 27. The reagent commonly used to determine hardness of water titrimetrically is
- Oxalic acid
- Disodium salt of EDTA
- Sodium citrate
- Sodium thiosulphate
(b) EDTA forms stable complexes with Ca2+/Mg2+ ions. 28. The complex used as an anti-cancer agent is
- mer-[Co(NH3)3Cl3]
- cis-[PtCl2(NH3)2]
- cis-K2[PtCl2Br2]
- Na2CoCl4
(b) Cisplatin (cis-[PtCl2(NH3)2]) is a well-known anticancer drug. 29. The ligand called π-acid is
- CO
- NH3
- C2O42-
- Ethylenediamine
(a) CO can accept π-electron density into empty antibonding orbitals (π-acceptor). 30. The ligands in anticancer drug cis-platin are
- NH3, Cl
- NH3, H2O
- Cl2, H2O
- NO, Cl
(a) Cisplatin = cis-[PtCl2(NH3)2]. 31. Which of the following is an organometallic compound?
- Lithium methoxide
- Lithium acetate
- Lithium dimethylamide
- Methyl lithium
(d) CH3Li has direct C-metal bonds (organometallic criteria). 32. Which of the following is an organometallic compound?
- Ti(C2H4)4
- Ti(OCH3)4
- Ti(OCOCH3)4
- Ti(OC6H5)4
(a) Ti(C2H4)4 has direct Ti-C bonds (π-complex). 33. Which is not a bonded complex?
- Zeise's salt
- Ferrocene
- Dibenzene chromium
- Tetraethyl lead
(d) Tetraethyl lead (PbEt4) is not a coordination complex. 34. The formula of ferrocene is
- [Fe(CN)6]3-
- [Fe(CN)6]4-
- [Fe(CO)5]
- (C5H5)2Fe
(d) Ferrocene = bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II). 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
(d) Ferrocene exhibits all these characteristics. 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
(b) Ligands named first (alphabetical order), then metal with oxidation state. 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
(c) CN- can π-accept electron density into empty antibonding orbitals. 38. Which of the following is not considered as an organometallic compound?
- Cis-platin
- Ferrocene
- Zeise's salt
- Grignard reagent
(a) Cisplatin has no direct metal-carbon bonds. 39. The tetrahedral complexes have coordination number
(c) Tetrahedral geometry requires CN=4 (e.g., [NiCl4]2-). 40. In an octahedral structure, the pair of d orbitals involved in d2sp3 hybridisation is
- dx²-y², dz²
- dxy, dx²-y²
- dz², dxy
- dxy, dyz
(a) dx²-y² and dz² point along axes for octahedral hybridization. 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
(a) NO2- can coordinate via N or O (linkage), Cl can be inside/outside coordination sphere (ionization), and cis/trans forms exist (geometrical). 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
(b) [Ni(CO)4] (sp3 tetrahedral), [Ni(CN)4]2- (dsp2 square planar), [NiCl4]2- (sp3 tetrahedral). 43. Which of the following can participate in linkage isomerism?
(a) NO2- can coordinate through N (nitro) or O (nitrito). 44. The effective atomic number of 'Cr' in [Cr(NH3)6]Cl3 is
(b) Cr3+ (21 e-) + 6×2 (NH3) = 33, but EAN = 36 (next noble gas). 45. Potassium ferrocyanide is an example of ..... complex.
- tetrahedral
- octahedral
- square planar
- linear
(b) [Fe(CN)6]4- has octahedral geometry (CN=6).