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LEVEL - V 11. Each of the following ion contains vanadium
the +5 oxidation state except
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SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS A) VO2 B) V  OH 4
1. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
2
(A) Mercurous ion exist as Hg  C) VO 2 D)  VO3 OH 
(B) Mercurous ion is diamagnetic and exist as dimer 12. Paramagnetism is not exhibited by :
Hg 22 A) CuSO 4 .5H 2O B) CuCl2 .5H 2 O
(C)Mercurous ion is colourless
C) CuI D) NiSO 4 .6H 2O
(D) There is a covalent bond between two Hg 
13. Wrongly statement regarding transition metals
ions among the following is
2. The metal that has the highest melting point A) 4s electrons penetrates towads the nucleus more
and used in making hard steel is
than 3d electrons
(A)Cu (B) Mn (C) Zn (D) W
B) Atomic radii of transition metals increase rapidly
3. The property, which is not charactestics of
transition metals with increase in atomic number because of poor
(A) varible oxidation states shielding of nuclear attraction by (n-1) d electrons
(B) tendency to form complexes C) second and third transition series elements have
(C) formation of coloured compounds nearly the same size
(D) They are usually diamagnetic D) their densities are higher and densities of the 5d
4. The pair that has the greatest malleability and series elementrs are higher than those of 4d series
ductility property is elements
(A) Na, K (B) Pb, Sn (C) Zn, Mn (D)Cu, Au 14. Ionisation energies of Ni and Pt in kJ mol1
5. The metal that has the lowest boiling point
among the following is are given below
(A) Ti (B) Zn (C) Cu (D) Fe  IE 1   IE 2  IE 3   IE 4
6. In a transition series, as the atomic number
increases, paramagnetism
Ni  2.49 8.80
(A) increases gradually (B) decreases gradually
(C) first increases to a maximum and then decreases Pt  2.60 6.70
(D) first decreases to a minimum and then increases So, (select the correct statement )
7. Oxide of metal cation which is not A) nickel (II) compounds tend to be
amphoteric thermodynamically more stable than platinum (II)
B) Platinum (IV) compounds tend to be more stable
(A) Al3 (B) Cr 3 (C) Fe3 (D) Zn 2
than nickel (IV)
8. The most abundant transition metal in earth C) (A) & (B) Both D) none of these
crust is:
A) Zn B) Fe C) Hg D) Au 15. MnO 4 is intense pink colour, though Mn is
9. The electron which take part in order to exhibit (+7) oxidation state , It is due to
variable oxidation states by transition metals A) oxygen gives colour to it
are B) charge transfer when oxygen gives its electron
A) ns only B)  n  1 d only to oxygen
C) ns and  n  1 d only but not np C)Charge transfer when oxygen gives its electron
D)  n  1 d and np only but not ns
10. Zn and Cd metals do not show varible valency to Mn making it Mn   VI  hence coloured
because: D) None of these
A) They have only two electrons in the outermost 16. Cementite is:
subshells A) Interstitial compound of iron and carbon
B) their d-subshells are completely filled B) An alloy of Fe and Cr
C) their d-subshells are partially filled C) A compound resembling cement
D) they are relative soft metals D) An ore of iron
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17. The radii (metalic) of Fe,Co and Ni are nearly
26. IUPAC name of Co  en 2 Cl2  Cl is
same
This is due to (A) dichloridobis (ethylene diammine) cobalt (III)
(A)lanthanide contraction Chloride.
(B) decrease in radii due to increase in effective (B) dichloridobis (ethylenediammine) cobalt(III)
nuclear charge is compensated by increase in radii Chloride
due to increase in screening effect (C) dichlorobis (ethylene diamine) cobalt(II)
(C) decrease in radii due to increasing screeing Chloride.
effect is compensated by increase in size due to (D) dichloridobis (ethylene diamine) cobalt(III)
increasing effective nuclear charge chloride
(D) atomic radii do not remain constant but decrease
27. Which is not true statement ?
in a normal gradation
(A) Ions of d-block elements are coloured due to
18. VO 4 , CrO 42 and MnO 4 are pale yellow , d—d transition.
strong yellow and intense purple respectively (B) Ions of f-block elements are coloured due to
in aqeous solution. The darkening of colour is f—f transition.
due to (C) [Sc(H 2 O) 6 ]3 and[Ti(H 2 O) 6 ]4  are coloured
(A) charge transfer (B) d  d transition complexes
(C) half-filled d-sub -shells (D) Cu  is colourless ion.
(D) increasing number of unpaired electrons 28. Among the following ions, which one has the
19. Metals which do not form amalgam are highest paramagnetism?
(A) Fe (B) Zn (C) Ni (D) Au 3 2
3 (A) Cr H2O 6  (B) Fe H2O 6 
20. The hybridization of the metal in CoF6  is
2 2
(A) sp 3 d 2 (B) d 2 sp 3 (C) dsp 3 (D) sp 3 d (C) Cu H2O 6  (D)  Zn  H2O 6 
3 29. Which of the following statements is correct?
21. The hybridization of Cr in Cr  en 3  is
3 3
2 3 3 3 2 3 (A) CoF6  and Co NH3  
 6
both are
(A) d sp (B) sp d (C) sp d (D) dsp
22. The magnetic moment of the complex paramagnetic complexes
3 3
3
Ti  H 2O 6  is (B) CoF6  and Co NH3 6  both are high spin

(A) 3.87 BM (B) 1.73 BM complexes

3 3
(C) 2.84 BM (D) 5.87 BM (C) CoF6  is octahedral while Co NH3 6 
23. Which one of the following coordination has a pentagonal pyramid shape
numbers can show a square pyramidal 3
geometry ? (D) CoF6  is outer orbial complex while
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 7 (D) 5 3
 Co  NH 3  
 6
is inner orbital complex
2
24. If the formation constant of Cu  NH 3 4  is 30. What is wrong about the compound
2 103 , then its dissociation constant is 
K Pt 2  C2H4 Cl3  ? 
 
(A) 5  104 (B) 2  103
(A) It is called Zeise’s salt
(C) 5  102 (D) 0.2  103 (B) It is only   bonded complex
25. The IUPAC name of  Fe  H 2O 6  Cl3 is (C) Oxidation number of Pt is +2
(A) Hexaaquiron(III) chloride (D) Four ligands surrounds the Platinum atom.
(B) Hex aquoiron(III) trichloride 31. Which species is not available in Fenton's
(C) Hexaaquairon(III) chloride reagent.
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32. Zinc gives H 2 gas with H 2 SO4 and conc HCl 39. AgCl on fusion with Na2CO3 forms:
a) Ag2CO3 b) Ag2O c) Ag d) Ag2C2
but not with conc. HNO3 because.
40. CrO3 dissolves in aqueous NaOH to give :
a) NO3 ion is reduced in preference to hydronium
a) Cr2O72 b) CrO42 c) Cr OH 3 d) Cr OH 2
ion
41. In acidic medium (conc.H2SO4) Hydrogen
b) Conc. HNO3 is a weaker acid than conc.
peroxide reacts with K2Cr2O7 in the presence
H 2 SO4 and conc HCl of ether forms a deep voilet coloured
c) Conc. HNO3 acts as a reducing agent chromium peroxide. The oxidation state of
d) Zinc is more reactive than hydrogen chromium in chromium peroxide is .
33. Which complex is likely to show optical activity a) +2 b) +3 c) +5 d) +6
42. The ratio of magnetic moments of Fe (III) and
A) Trans - [Co (NH3)4Cl2]+ Co(II) is :
B) [Cr (H2O)6] 3+ a) 5 : 7 b) 35 : 15
C) Cis - [Co(NH3)2 (en)2]3+ c) 7 : 3 d) 24 : 15
3+
D) Trans - [Co (NH3)2(en)2] 43. Which of the following statement is incorrect
?
34. Which of the following complex ion has a
a) The electronic configuration of Cr is
magnetic moment same as that of
3+
 Ar  3d 5 , 4S1
[Cr(H2O)6] ? b) The magnetic quantum no.may have negative
A) [Mn (H2O)6 ]4+ B) [Mn (H2O)6] 3+ value
C) [Fe (H2O)6] 3+ D) [Cu (NH3)4] 2+ c) In silver atom, 23 electrons have a spin of one
type and 24 of the opposite type
35. Ammonium dichromate is used in some
fireworks. The green coloured powder blown in d) The oxidation state of nitrogen in HN3 is -3.
the air is 44. Pick out the correct option. Where T stands
a) CrO3 b) Cr2O3 c) Cr d) CrO  O2  for true. F stands for false.
36. Identify the incorrect sttement among the I) The energy of the 3d orbital is high when
following : compared to 4s orbital in hydrogen atom
a) misch metal is a pure lanthanide metal II) The electron density in xy plane in d x 2 - y2 orbital
b) Magnetic moment increases from Ce(4f1 5d16s2)
to Pr(4f36s2) in their +3 oxidation state. is zero
c) In lanthanides from Ce+3 to Lu+3 there is a regular III) 24th electron in Cr goes to 3d orbital
decrease in size IV) The three quantum numbers were clearly
d) Ce+4 is a powerful oxidizing agent explained in terms of schrodinger wave equation
37. For which one of the follwoing ions, the colour a) TTFF b) TFTT c) TFTF d) FFTT
is not due to a d - d transition ?
2
MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
a) CrO42 b) Cu  NH 3 4 45. The unstable compounds are
3
c) Ti  H 2O 6 d) CoF63 (A) MnI 7 (B) CrO3 (C) Mn2O7 (D) CrI 6
38. Gold and platlnum dissolves in aquaregia to 46. Which one of the following reactions cannot
produce respectively occur ?
a) H  AuCl4  and H  PtCl3  (A) Cu  ZnSO4  CuSO4  Zn 
b) H  AuCl4  and H 2  PtCl6  (B) Cu  2 AgNO3  Cu  NO3 2  2 Ag 
c) H 2  AuCl6  and H  PtCl4  (C) Cu  FeSO4  CuSO4  Fe 
d) H 2  AuCl6  and H  PtCl6  (D) 3 Ag  AuCl3  3 AgCl  Au 
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47. Which of these are liquids at room 56 In which of the following compounds (s), the
temperature? colour is due to the charge transfer spectra
(A) TiCl4 (B) Zn (C) Hg (D) CuCl2 (A) KMnO 4 (B) CrO3 (C) CuCl2 (D) Cu 2 O
48. The typical acidic oxides are 57. Transition elements act as good catalysts
(A) MnO (B) Mn2O7 (C) CrO (D) CrO3 because
49. The compounds that undergo hydrolysis readily (A) Presence of partially filled ‘d’ orbitals
is/are (B) Form H-bonding easily
(A) TiCl4 (B) VCl5 (C) FeCl3 (D) CaCl2 (C) Transition elements show variable
oxidation state
50. Which are the best suitable as coinage metals (D) Easy interconvertibility of oxidation states due
?
to low oxidation and reduction potential
(A) Mg (B) Cu (C) Ag (D) Au
58. The true statemens among the following are:
51. Order of paramagnetic character among
following elements is/are (A) Cu 2 undergoes disproportionation in aq
(A) Mn>Fe>Cr (B) Fe >Zn>Cr solutions
(C) Cr>Fe>Zn (D) Cr>Mn>Fe (B) All Cu(II) salts are known except the
52 Which of the following statements are correct? iodide
(A)Transition elements exhibit higher enthalpies of (C) The only transition metal in 3d series with a
atomization as they have stronger interatomic
interaction
0 2
 
positive E M / M value is copper
IE 2 of 23 V  24 Cr  25 Mn (D) Copper has the highest second ionization
(B) enthalpy among all the 3d elements
and 28 Ni  29 Cu 30 Zn
59. Which of the following statements is/are true?
(C) Ni(II) compounds are more stable than Pt(II) (A) In metal carbonyl complexes
where as Pt (IV) compounds are more stable than dC–Oincreases compared to that in CO molecule
nickel (IV) (B) The pair of compounds [Cr(H2O)6] Cl3 and
(D)The elements which gives the greatest number [CrCl3(H2O)3] . 3H2O show hydration
of oxidation states does not occur near the middle
isomerism
of the series
53. The diamagnetic compounds is/are (C) dZ2 orbital of central metal atom/ion is used in
(A) HgCl2 (B) Hg 2Cl2 dsp2 hybridisation
(D) Facial and meridional isomers associated with
(C) Cu2Cl2 (D) K 2Cr2O7
[Ma3b3] n type complex compound, both are
54. The colour of the transition metal ions/is due
optically inactive
to
60. A d-block element forms octahedral complex
A) d- d transition of electrons in presence of ligands
B) charge transfer from ligands to metal ion but its magnetic moment remains same either
C) change in the geometry in strong field or weak field ligand. Which of
D) polarisation of anion by cation the following is/are correct?
55 Select the correct statement(s) with respect to (A) d-block element always forms colourless
oxides and oxoanions of transition metals compound
(A) Among oxides of chromium CrO is basic (B) Number of electrons in t2g orbitals are higher
than in eg orbitals
Cr2O 3 amphoteric and Cr2O 3 is acidic (C) It can have either d3 or d8 configuration
(B) No higher oxides of iron above Fe 2O3 are (D) It can have either d7 or d8 configuration
found 61. The complexes that have a magnetic moment
(C) Ti ,V, Cr and Mn from oxides MO and their of 1.73 BM is
correct increasing order of acidic character is 3 4
(A) Ti  H 2O 6  (B) V  H 2 O 6 
MnO<CrO<VO <TiO
(D) Vandium (V) oxide does not react with acids 2 3
but reacts with alkalies only (C)  Mn  H 2O 6  (D)  Mn  H 2O 6 

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62. The square planar complexes are 71. The following complexes are given
2
(A)  Pt  NH 3 2 Cl2  (B)  Ni  CN 4  1) trans - [Co(NH3 )2 Cl2 ]
2 2 2) cis- [Co  NH3 2  en 2 ]3
(C)  NiCl4  (D)  PtCl4 
63. The tetrahedral complexes are 3) trans - [Co  NH3 2  en 2 ]3
(A) Ni  CO  4 (B)  FeCl4 
1 4) NiCl42- 5) TiF62- 6) CoF63-
Choose the correct code
2 2
(C)  MnCl4  (D) CoCl4  (A) (1), (2) are optically active,
(B) (2) is optically active, (1),(3) are optically
64. The diamagnetic complexes are
inactive
3
(A) Cr  CO 6  (B) Co  NH 3 6  (C) (4), (6) are colourless and (5) is coloured
(D) (4) is coloured and (5) is colourless
4 2
(C)  Fe  CN 6  (D)  Ni  NH 3 6  72. Among the following which is most stable ?
3 3
65. The strong field ligands or moderate ligand are (1)  Fe  CN 6  and  FeF6 
(A) NH 3 (B) en (C) CO (D) CN  (X) (Y)
3 4
66. d  d transition is possible in (2)  Fe  CN 6  and  Fe  CN 6 
2
(A) Cu  NH 3 4  (B) KMnO4 (S) (T)
3 (3) [Cr  CN 6 ]3 and [Cr  CN 6 ]4
(C) K 2Cr2O7 (D) Co  NH 3 6 
(P) (Q)
67. Which of the following can act as bridging Choose the correct code
ligands ? (A) 1-X, 2-T, 3-Q (B) 1-X , 2-S, 3-Q
(A) OH  (B) H 2O (C) CO (D) Cl  (C) 1-X, 2-S, 3-P (D) 1-Y, 2-T. 3-Q
68. Which of the following can give rise to linkage 73. Which of the following is /are correct? ( A )
isomerism ? Ligands with filled  orbitals are called  donors
(A) en (B) NO2  (C) CN  (D) SCN  (B)  donor ligand forms sigma bond with metal
t2g orbital
69. Which of the following can show geometrical
isomers( M= metal,a,b,c - monodentate (C) Ligand to metal charge transfer favoured when
ligands? the central metal has a high oxidation state
(A) Ma3b (B) Ma4b2 (D) Delocalization of  electrons from the ligand
to the metal reduces the value of  0
(C) Ma2bc ( squareplanar ) (D) Ma2b2 c2 74. The magnitude of crystal field stabilization
70. Which of the following are cis isomers ? energy depends on
a (A) The nature of ligands
a b (B) The charge on the metals atom
b b
(C) The charge on the ligand
(D) Position of metal in periodic table
M M
A) B) COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
b a Passage-I
b a
The E 0 values are
a b
b
b b Zn 2 / Zn : 0.76V , Fe 2 / Fe : 0.44V ,
a b
Ni 2 / Ni : 0.25V
M M
C) D) Cu 2 / Cu : 0.34V , Ag  / Ag : 0.80V ,
a b a b Mn2 / Mn : 1.21V
b a Pt 2 / Pt :  1.20V
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75. The most unreactive metal is 80. For which one of the following ions, the colour
(A) Zn (B) Fe (C) Ni (D) Pt is not due to a d-d transition:
76. The element that does not displace hydrogen
A) CrO42 B) Cu  NH 3 24
from dilute acids is
(A) Zn (B) Mn (C) Cu (D) Fe C) Ti H 2O 36 D) CoF63
77. The metal that does not displace Cu from the Passage-III
CuSO4 solution is A metal complex having composition
(A) Zn (B) Fe (C) Mg (D) Ag [Cr(NH3)4Br2I] was isolated in two forms(X) and
Passage-II (Y). Form (X) reacts with AgNO3 to give a pale
The transition metals and their compounds have yellow precipitate which is partially soluble in excess
paramagnetic properties.. This is due to the reason of NH4OH whereas (Y) gives a greenish yellow
that ions of transition metals have unpaired electrons precipitate which is insoluble in NH4OH.
in (n  1)d orbitals. As the number of unpaired 81. (A) The formula of (X) and (Y) are
electrons increases from one to five in moving from [Cr(NH3)4 Br I ] Br and [Cr(NH3)3 Br2I] NH3
Sc to Mn, the paramagnetic character increases respectively
accordingly. From Mn onwards, this character (B) The formula of (X) and (Y) are[Cr(NH3)4Br I
decreases as electrons get paired up. The ]Br & [Cr(NH3)4Br2]I repectively
paramagnetic behavior is expressed in terms of (C) The formula of (X)and (Y) are both
magnetic moment which is because of the spin of [Cr(NH3)4I]Br2
unpaired electrons (n). It is given as Magnetic (D)The formula of (X) and (Y) are
moment = n(n  2) B.M [Cr(NH3)2IBr2](NH3)2
Majority of transition metal compounds are 82. Both the (X) form and (Y) form show
coloured both in solid state as well as in aqueous (A)linkage isomerism
solution.due to d-d transition in which unpaired (B) Coordination isomerism
electrons from the lower energy d-orbitals are (C) Ionization isomerism
transferred to higher energy d-orbitals. The energy (D) None of these
of this transition correspond to the radiation in 83. Which of the following statement is true?
visible region. Thus, when white light falls on such a (A) (X) -cis form optically inactive (Y) - cis form
transition metal compound, some light energy optically active
corresponding to a particular colour is absorbed (B) (X) - cis form optically inactive(Y) -trans form
and one or more electrons are raised from lower optically active
energy set of orbitals to those of higher energy. With (C) The cis and trans forms of both X and Y are
the absorption of radiations corresponding to optically active
specific colour from the white light, a colour known (D) The cis and trans form of both X and Y are
as the complementary colour is observed or optically inactive.
transmitted.
78. The compound which have the same magnetic MATRIX MATCHING QUESTIONS
84. Match the pair of substances having similar
moment like that of FeCl2 .
properties
A) CrCl3 B) MnCl2 Column – I
C) CoCl3 D) NiCl2 a) NiSO4 and VO+ b) TiCl4 and ZnSO4
79. A compound of metal ion M x  ( z  24) has a c) MnCl3(aq) and CoCl3(aq) d) FeCl3 and MnSO4

spin only magnetic moment of 15 B.M. The Column – II

p) Same magnetic moment
number of unpaired electrons in the metal ion
q) Nearly similar colour
of the compound are
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 r) Same oxidation state
s) Same outer electronic configuration
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85. Match the following: 90. Match the following
List-I List-II Column - I Column - II
Metals Characteristic 2
(A) Cd (p) d-block metal a)  Ni  NH3 6  p) Diagmagnetic
(B) Rh (q) Transition metal
b)  Ni  CO 4  q) sp3 d 2
(C) Fm (r) Inner transition metal
(D) Gd (s) Lanthanide 3
(t) Actinide c) Cr  H 2 O 6  r) d 2sp3
86. Match the following: 2
List-I List-II d)  Ni  CN 4  s) Inner orbital
(Property) (Transition elements) complex
(A) Highest oxidation state p) Cr 91. Match the following
(B) Highest density q) Os Column - I Column - II
(C) Elements with maximum r) Tc a) Cu  NH 3  4  H 2O 2  Cl2 p) Geometrical
unpaired electrons
(D) Radioactive transition s) Ru isomers
element b)  Pt  NH3 2 Cl2  q) Diamagnetic
87. Match the following
Column - I Column - II c) Co  H 2O 5 Cl  Cl r) Paramagnetic
(molar conductance)
d) Cr  H 2O 6  Cl3 s) optical isomers
a) 229 p)  Pt  NH 3 5 Cl  Cl3 92. Match the following:
List-I List-II
b) 0 q)  Pt  NH 3 2 Cl 4  3
(A) CoF6  (p) High spin complex
c) 404 r)  Pt  NH 3 4 Cl 2  Cl 2 3
(B)  Fe  H 2O 6  (q) Low spin complex
d) 523 s)  Pt  NH 3 6  Cl 4 3
(C) Co  en 3  (r) Outer orbital complex
t)  Co  N H 3 3 C l 3 
88. Match the following (D) Cr  CO6 
(s) Inner orbital complex
Column - I Column - II (t) Paramagnetic
93. Match the following
a) K 2  NiCl4  p) sp3 hybridized List-I List-II
b)  Ni  CO 4  q) para magnatic (A)  Pt  NH 3 2 Cl2  (p) Dipole Moment

3 (B) K 3 Cr  OX 3  (q) Polarimeter

c) Cr  NH 3 6  r) outer orbital complex
(C) Co  NH 3 4 Cl2  Cl (r) Precipitation with
3
d)  FeF6  s) digmagnatic AgNO3
89. Match the following (D) Co  en 2 Cl2  (s) Cation exchange Resin
Column - I Column - II (t) Anion exchange Resin
4 94. Match the following
a)  Fe  CN 6  p) Paramagnetic, sp3d 2 List-I List-II
2
(A) Wilkinson catalyst (p) +1 O.S.
b)  Fe  H 2O 6  q) Diamagnetic, d 2sp3 (B) deoxy haemoglobin (q) +2 O.S.
(C) Brown Ring complex (r) Coordination
c) CrCl 2  NH 3 4  NO3 r) Diamagnetic sp3d 2 number 4
(D) Vaskas complex (s)Coordination
2
d)  Zn  H 2O 6  s) Ionization isomerism number 6
(t) Neutral complex
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95. Match the following
(4) Zn  2 AgNO3  Zn  NO3 2  2 Ag 
Column -I Column-II
A) [Co(NH3)4Cl2] p) Optical isomerism (5) Cu  2 AgNO3  Cu  NO3 2  2 Ag 
B) [Co(en)3]Cl2 q) Ionization
isomerism (6) Fe  CuSO4  FeSO4  Cu 
C) [Co(en)2(NO2)Cl]SCN r) Coordination
102. The number of transition metals in the alloy
isomerism
Alnico is
D) [Co(NH3)6][Cr(CN)6] s) Geometrical
2
isomerism 103. The secondary valency in Co  EDTA   is
STATEMENT QUESTIONS 104. How many of the following are diamagnetic ?
(A)Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is True;
Statement – 2 is a correct explanation for 1 2
 Ag  NH 3 2  , Cd  NH 3 4  ,
Statement – 1.
2 2
(B)Statement –1 is True,Statement – 2 is True; Cr  CO 6 ,  Ni  NH 3 6  ,  Ni  CN 4 
Statement – 2 is NOTa correct explanation for
Statement- 1. 105. The number of isomers possible for
(C)Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is
False.  Pt  Cl  Br  NH 3  py   is
(D)Statement – 1 is False, Statement – 2 is 106. The number of oxygen atoms involved in
True. bonding in the coordination sphere of
96. Statement-1: Co  CO 4 is not stable but 2
 Mg  EDTA  is

Co  CO 4  is stable. 107. How many number of unpaired electrons
 present in [Cr(en)3]+2 ?
Statement-2: Co  CO 4  obeys EAN rule 108. How many geometrical isomers are possible
for [Pt (NO2) (NH3) (NH2OH) (Py)]+?
97. Statement-1: W  CO 6  obeys EAN rule as it
109. How many stereoisomers are possible for
attains Xe configuration.
Statement-2: It is stable because it attains [Pt (Br) (Cl)  NH 3 2 ] ?
Rn configuration. 110. Dimethyl glyoxime forms a square planar
98. Statement-1: The [Ni(en)3]Cl2 has lower stability complex with Ni+2. This complex contain how
than [Ni(NH3)6 ] Cl2 because many number of unpaired electrons?
Statement-2: In [Ni(en)3]Cl2, the geometry of Ni 111. How many number of d-electrons are present
is octahedral. in [Co (NH3)5 CO3]ClO4 ?
INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS 112. A compound of metal ion Mx+ (Z = 24) has a
99. The oxide formed in the maximum oxidation spin only magnetic moment of 15 B.M. The
state is Zr Ox . x is number of unpaired electrons in the compound
are
100. How many of the following cannot displace H 2
from dil.HCl ? 113. A compound of vanadium has a magnetic
Cu , Zn, Ni, Fe, Ag , Au , Pt , Hg , Cd moment    of 1.73BM. If the vanadium ion
101. How many of the following reactions cannot in the compound is present as Vx+ , then, the
occur ?
value of x is ? __
(1) Fe  2 HCl  FeCl2  H 2 
114. Number of outer most ‘d’ electrons in
(2) Cu  2 HCl  CuCl2  H 2  Rhodium are
(3) Cu  ZnSO4  CuSO4  Zn  115. The sum of ns and (n-1)d electrons in Tc are
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116. How many statements given below are correct? 60) B,C 61) A,B 62) A,B,D
i) Pyrolusite on fusion with KNO2 in NaOH gives 63) A,B,C,D 64) A,B,C 65) A,B,C,D
K 2 MnO4 66) A,D 67) A,C,D 68) B,C,D
69) B,C,D 70) B,C,D 71) B, D
ii) Potassium manganate  K 2 MnO4  on electrolytic 72) C 73) A,D 74) A,B,D
oxidation gives KMnO4 COMPREHENSION TYPE
Passage-I: 75) D 76) C 77) D
iii) Potassium manganate  K 2 MnO4  is formed ,
Passage-II: 78) C 79) B 80) A
when formaldehyde reacts with potassium
Passage-III:81) B 82) C 83) D
permanganate in acidic medium
MATRIX MATCHING TYPE
iv) Potassium manganate  K 2 MnO4  is formed, 84) a - p, q; b - p, q; c - p, q, r; d - p, s
when potassium permanganate is moderately 85)A: p ; B: p,q ; C: r,t ; D: r,s
heated with potassium hydroxide. 86) A-q,s B-q, C-p, D-r
117. Number of correct statements among the
87) A-r, B- q,t, C-p , D- s
following are
i) Ferrous sulphate is used for making blue black 88) A-p,q B- p,s C-q , D- q,r
ink. 89) A-q, B- p, C-s, D- r
ii) Ferrous sulphate is a strong reducing agent 90) A-q, B- p, C-r,s, D- p
iii) Hydrated ferrous sulphate is a green crystalline 91)A-p,r, B- p,q, C-r, D- r
compound 92) A-p,r,t, B-p,r,t C-q,s, D-q, s
iv) The aqueous ferrous sulphate is slightly acidic 93) A - p ; B-q,t ; C-p,r,s ; D - p,q
due to hydrolysis 94)A - p,r,t ; B-q,s,t ; C-p, s; D - p, r, t
118. How many of the following are correct about
95)A -s; B - p; C - p,q,s ; D - r
the stability of oxidation states of manganese?
STATEMENT TYPE
i) Mn  II   Mn VII   (acidic solution)
96) A 97) D 98) D
ii) Mn  II   Mn  IV   (alkaline solution) INTEGER TYPE
99) 2 100) 5 101) 2 102) 2 103) 6 104) 4
iii) Mn VI   Mn  IV   (acidic solution)
105) 3 106) 4 107) 2 108)3 109) 2 110) 0
iv) Mn VI   Mn VII   (strong alkaline solution) 111) 6 112) 3 113) 4 114) 8 115) 7 116) 3
117) 4 118) 3
LEVEL-V - K E Y
SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS LEVEL -V - HINTS
01) A 02) D 03) D 04) D 05) B 06) C 07) C SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
08) B 09) C 10) B 11) C 12) C 13) B 14) C 2. W belongs to VI B group. It has high MP.
It has greater metal - metal bond strength.
15) C 16) A 17) B 18) A 19) A 20) A 21) A
4. FCC lattice. One plane slides over another.
22) B 23) D 24) A 25) C 26) D 27) C 28) B effective M - M bond strength
29) D 30) B 31) D 32) A 33) C 34) A 35) B
5. Zn,3d 10 , 4 s 2 . Weak metal-metal bond. Purified
36) A 37) A 38) B 39) C 40) B 41) D 42) B
by distillation.
43) D 44) D
20. F  is a weak field ligand.
MULTIPLE ANSWER
21. en is a strong field ligand.
45) A,D 46) A,C 47) A,C
22. Ti 3 : 3d 1
48) B,D 49) A,B,C 50) B,C,D
51) C,D 52)A,B,C 53) A,B,C,D 23. dsp 3 , coordination number : 5
54) A,B,D 55) A,B 56) A,B,D 1 1 2
57)A,C,D 58) B,C,D 59) A,D 24. K D  K  2 103  5 10
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25. H 2O is ‘aqua’ and not ‘aquo’ 42. Fe3  3d 5

26. Organic amine and for NH 3 - ammine. Note the
spelling 5 unpaired electrons
27. They have d 0 configuration.
Co 2  3d 7
28. d , 4 unpaired electrons, highspin complex.
6

29. F  is a weak field ligand, NH 3 is strong field ligand.

3 unpaired electrons
30. It has both  and  bonding
1
FeSO4 + HO  OH is Fenton's reagents 43. In HN 3 the O.S. of nitrogen is  , and hydrogen
3
e  +1.
HO  OH HO  OH
31. Fe2  Fe + e 44. 1) In hydrogen atom 3s,3 p,3d has same energy
3

OH is not formed 2) dx 2  y 2 the electron density is along xy plane

32. Z n  H 2 SO 4  Z nSO 4  H 2 3) Cr is a d-block element, the differentiating
electron enters  n  1 d orbital.
Zn  conc.2 HCl  ZnCl2  H 2
4) the three Quantum Numbers n, l, m are given by
Zn  4 HNO3  Zn  NO3 2  2 NO2  2 H 2O schrodinger wave equation.
33 : [M(aa) 2b 2 ] Type. Cis isomer occurs in two MULTIPLE ANSWER
enantiomeric forms. 45. Mn 7 and Cr 6 can oxidize I  to I 2 .
34. [Cr(H2O)6]3+ Cr3+ - 4s03d3
0
[Mn(H2O)6] 4+
Mn4+ - 4s03d3 46. Cu cannot displace as it has higher ESRP (+ve)
Same no.of unpaired electrons. value.

35.  NH 4 2 Cr2O7   Cr2O3  N 2  4 H 2O 47. TiCl4 is covalent. Metalic bond strength is weak
Hence green coloured powder blown in the air is in Hg.
48. Highest oxidation state. Oxides are acidic
Cr2O3 49. Transition metal compounds that are covalent
36. Misch metal is 40.5% Ce, 44% La and Nd, 5% undergo hydrolysis. CaCl2 is ionic and no
Fe and others.
hydrolysis.
37. CrO42 is colour due to charge transfer.. 50. Resistant to oxidation.
53. All are diamagnetic.
38. Au 3 C.N. 4, Pt 4 C.N. 6 59. Water of hydration exists in ionic
39. G of AgO is very close to positive value,
compounds. d x2  y 2 orbitals is used in dsp 2
therefore thermally less stable.
hybridization.
40. Cr 6 in basic medium exist as CrO42 , colour
yellow.
60. Ni 2  d 8  or Cr
3
 d  form octahedral complexes
3

whether the ligand is strong or weak field ligand,

41. H 2O2  H 2O  O  they have same magnetic moment. They are all
colored.
K 2Cr2O7  H 2 SO4  H 2Cr2O7  K 2 SO4
61. A & B : 3d 1 configuration.
H2Cr2O7  4O  2CrO5  H2O 2
62.  NiCl4  is tetrahedral
4CrO5  6 H 2 SO4  2Cr2  SO4 3  6 H 2O  7O2
63. (A): Ni  O  : 3d 10 ; (B): Fe3 : 3d 5 (C) Mn 2  : 3d 5 ;
CrO5 is blue in colour.. (D) Co 2  : 3d 7 . All have sp3 hybridization.

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64. D is paramagnetic (2 unpaired e  ). MATRIX MATCHING TYPE
65. All are strong field ligands. 94. Vaskas complex is Trans-  IrCl  CO  PPh 3  2 
66. B and D are colored due to charge transfer
transition. STATEMENT TYPE
67. small ligands, can act as bridging ligands. 

68. They are ambidentate ligands. 96. 

 Co  CO  
4
: 27  4  2  1  36e 
69. In ‘A’, for any position of b gives identical isomer.
97. W  CO 6  :74  6  2  86  Rn 
70. A is a trans isomer. Others are cis isomers.
98. The chelates are more stable. Statement-1 is false.
71. (1) and (3) are symmetrical not opticaly acitve.  5 
INTEGER TYPE
has Ti 4  d 0  configuration. 99. ZrO2
72. CN   F (Field higher the charge on the metal 0
100. They have ESRP   ve , Cu , Ag , Au , Pt , Hg
greater the stability. 6 coordinate complexes are
more stable than four coordinated one. 101. 2 and 3. Refer the electro chemical series.
73. (A) is correct answer 102. Ni and Co.is two
(B) is incorrect because  donor ligand forms  103. EDTA : Tetravalent hexadentate ligand is 6
bond and C is incorrect. 2
104.  Ni  NH 3 6  is paramagnetic.
(D) is correct answer.
74. (A) is correct because strong field ligand cause more 105. Square planar complex
splitting 106. The four tetraacetate oxygen atoms are involved in
(B) is correct because  0 increases with increasing coordination.
2 4
oxidation number of metal. 107. Cr :3d :         
(C) is incorrect because  0 is independent of 110. Ni 2  : 3d 8 , dsp 2 ,        
charge on ligand.
111. x  0  2  1  0, x  3, Co3 : 3d 6
(D) is correct because  0 increases down the
group. 112.   n  n  2  , where n  no. of unpaired
COMPREHENSION TYPE electrons.
Passage-I
113. Vanadium .E.C  3d 3 4s 2
75. High positive E 0SRP value.
and +4 O.S. V 4  3d 1
76. Positive E 0SRP value.
114. Rh E.C  4d 8 5s1
77. More positive E 0SRP value.
Passage-II 115. Tc E.C  4d 6 5s1
78. Since ‘X’ gives pale yellow ppt and ‘Y’ gives yellow
118. Mn in acid media changes from +7 to +2, in
ppt. Hence, in ‘X’ Br is ionisable while in ‘Y’ I is
ionisable. neutral media +7 to +4, in strong alkaline media
X = [Cr(NH3)4Br I ]Br +7 to +6.
Y = [Cr(NH3)4Br2]I
Hence choice (B) is correct while a, c, and d are LEVEL - VI
ruled out.
79. X and Y are actually ionisation isomers SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
Hence, Choice (C) is correct, while (A) and (B)
are incorrect.
1. Which one of the forms a metallide M

 
80. [Cr(NH3)4IBr]+ and [Cr(NH3)4Br2]+ are Ma4 bc easily ?
type and Ma4b2 type respectively. (A) Na (B) Au (C)Ti (D) Zn
Both show geometrical isomerism but each isomer 2. The pair that can exhibit more stable +4
is optically inactive. oxidation state is
Hence a , b and c are incorrect. (A) Fe, Ni (B) Ag, Au (C) Pt, Pd (D) Cd, Hg
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3. Which of the following electronic 12 Which of the following statement are correct
configurations is associated with the highest about Zn, Cd and Hg ?
stable oxidation state I) they exibit high enthalpies of atomisation as the
d-subshell is full
A)  Ar  3d1 4s 2 B)  Ar  3d 5 4s1 II) Zn and Cd do not show varible oxidation states
while Hg shows +1 and +II
C)  Ar  3d 5 4s 2 D)  Ar  3d 6 4s 2 III) Compound of Zn, Cd anf Hg are
4. The alloy that is used for making permanent paramagnetic in nature
magnet is IV) Zn, Cd and Hg are called soft metals
A) I,II,III B) I,II C) II,IV D) IV only
(A) Al, Ni, Co (B) Pb, Sn, Bi
13 In the calculation of magnetic moment, the
(C) Fe, Mn, Cu (D) Cu , Au , Hg orbital magnetic moment contribution is
5. Which one of the following pairs is colored ? negligible for the following ion
(A) TiCl3 , VCl2 (B) TiCl4 , Cu2Cl2 A) Pt 2 B) Mo 2 C) Pd2 (D) Ti 3
14 The acidic character of manganese is correct
(C) Hg 2Cl2 , anhydrous CuSO4
A) MnO  Mn 2O3  MnO 2  Mn 2 O7
(D) AgNO3 , Cd  NO3 2
B) MnO  MnO 2  Mn 2 O 3  Mn 2 O 7
6. The metal that has the least melting point
among the following is C) MnO  Mn 2 O3  MnO 2  Mn 2 O7
(A) Mn (B) Fe (C) Cr D)W D) Mn 2O7  Mn 2O3  MnO 2  MnO
7. The metal that forms interstitial nitride is 15 Among the following series of transition metal
(A) Mg (B) Ca (C) Cr (D) Li ions, the one where all metal ions have 3d 2
8. Which of the following is paramagnetic
electronic configuration is
A) V  Co 6  B) Ir4  Co 12 A) Ti 3 , V 2 ,Cr 3 , Mn 4

C) Cr  Co 6  D) Fe2  Co 9 B) Ti  , V 4 ,Cr 6 , Mn 5

9 The correct statement about iron includes C) Ti 4 , V 3 ,Cr 2 , Mn 3

I) Fe3O 4 is a mixed oxide of iron D) Ti 2 , V 3 ,Cr 4 , Mn 5
II) that the iron shows +2 oxidation state with six 16 Which of the following is not responsible for
electrons in the unfilled 3d orbitals the catalytical activity of transition metals and
(III) the common oxidation state iron is +3 with their compounds?
five unpaired electrons in the 3d orbitals A) Transition metals have large surface area
A)I,II,III B) I,II C) II,III D) I only B) Transition metals show varible oxidation states
10. Which is highly colored due to inter valence C) Transition metals form intermediate complexes
electron transfer transition ? D) Transition metals are coloured
17 The melting points and the boiling points of
(A) FeO (B) Cr2O3 (C) Fe3O4 (D) CuO the transition elements are higher than the
11 The transition metals exhibit higher enthalpies corresponding s-block elements. This is
of atomisation due to because
A) their ability to show varible oxidation states A) Transition metals have smaller size
B) the presence of incompletely filled d-subshell B) Of the presence of one or more unpaired
C) their ability to exist in the solid state with unpaired electrons contribution to higher inter atomic forces
electrons on account of covalent bond
C) of strong metalic bond due to small size and
D) Strongly interatomic interaction aries because
higher ionization energy
of having large number of unpaired electrons in their D) of the presence of vacant d-orbitals
atoms
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18 A compound of metal ion M x   z  25  has a 27. The CFSE of  Mn  H O   2  is

 2 6

spin only magnetic moment of 15 B.M . The (A) 1.2 (B) 1.9  (C) 0 (D) 2.4 
positive O.S. of the metal is 28. The theoretical percentage weight loss when
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5
Cr  H 2O  4 Cl2  Cl.2 H 2O is kept over
19 Amongst TiF62 .CoF63 ,Cu 2Cl2 and NiCl24 ,the
colurless species are conc. H 2 SO4 in a closed desicator is
A) CoF63 and NiCl42 B) TiF62 and CoF63 (A) 13.50% (B) 6.75% (C) 18% (D) 36%
29. 0.2435g of a complex gave 0.2870g of AgCl
C) TiF62 and Cu 2Cl 2 D) NiCl24 and Cu 2Cl2
when treated with a excess AgNO3 solution.
20 The magnetic moment of two ions
The complex is
M x  and M y of the element M(Z=26) is found
to be 5.916B.M . If x>y, then which of the (A) Cr  NH 3 4 Cl2  Cl (B) Cr  NH 3 5 Cl  Cl2
following statement is correct?
(C) Cr  NH 3 3 Cl3  (D) Cr  NH 3 6  Cl3
A) M y is more stable than M x 
3
B) M y is less stable than M x  30.  Fe  CN 5  CO   IUPAC name is
C) Both are equally stable (A) pentacyanocarbonylferrate (II)
D) Can not be predicated (B) carbonylpentacyanidoferrate (II)
21 The magnetic moment of ion is close to (C) pentacyanocarbonyliron(III)
24 joule/Tesla. The number of (D) carbonylpentacyanoiron (III)
36  10
unpaired electrons of the ion are 31. The IUPAC name of ferrocene is
A)4 B) 2 C) 1 D) 3 (A) bis (  5 - cyclopentadienylo) iron (O) (B) bis
22 Which of the following compounds are
coloured substances ? ( 10 -cyclopentadienylo)iron (O)
I  Ag 2CO3 II  Ag 3PO 4 III  Agl IV  Ag 2S (C) bis ( 5 - cyclopentadienylo)iron (II)
A) Only III B) only III and IV
C) only I,III and IV D) all the four (D) bis (  10 - cyclopentadienylo)iron (II)
23. In Zieses salt, the C = C bond length is 32. Cis di -  - chloro bis [chloro(triphenyl
C  C bond length in ethane is1.54A 0  phosphine) platinum (II)] is
 
Note C  C bond length in ethene is 1.34A 0  Cl Cl Pph3
 0 
C  C bond length in ethyne is1.20A  Pt Pt
(A)
(A) 1.37 A0 (B) 1.19 A0 (C) 1.87 A0 (D) 1.34 A0
Ph3P Cl Cl
24. Which one of the following can get oxidized
easily ? Cl Cl Cl
3 2
(A) Co  NH 3 6  (B) Co  NH 3 6  Pt Pt
(B)
(C) Fe  CO 5 (D) Cr  CO 6 Ph3P Cl Pph3
25. The magnetic moments (BM) of the complexes
2 2
Ph3P Cl Cl
 Ni  H 2O 6  and  Ni  NH 3 6  are resectively
Pt Pt
(A) 1.73, 2.84 (B) 0, 2.84 (C)
Ph3P Cl Cl
(C) 2.84, 0 (D) 2.84, 2.84
26. The number of electrons in t2 g orbitals in Cl Cl Cl

K 4  Fe  CN 6  is (D) Pt Pt

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 5 Ph3P Ph3P

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33. Which one of the following represents a Cis 

isomer ? (B) cis  Co  NH3 4 Cl2 

a a 1
a a b a (C) cis  Co  en 2 Cl2 
1

M M
(D) trans  Co  en 2 Cl2 
(A) (B) 39. The neutral and positive charged species that
b b b b can coordinate to a metal atom is
b b
(A) Cl  (B) NH 3 (C) CO (D) NO
a a 40. Which of the following pair of compounds is
b b a b
expected to exhibit same colour in aqueous
solution?
M M
(A) FeCl2, CuCl2 (B) VOCl2, CuCl2
(C) (D)
(C) VOCl2, FeCl2 (D) FeCl2, MnCl2
b b b a 41. The oxidation state of Mo in its oxido-complex
a a
2
34. The total number of possible geometrical species Mo2O4  C2H4 2 H2O 2  is
isomers in Mabcdef where a to f are (A) +2 (B) +3 (C) +4 (D) +5
different monodentate ligands is given by 42. The donor sites of (EDTA) are 4-

(A) 4C2 (B) 5C1 (C) 3C2 (D) 6C2 (A) O atoms only (B) N atoms only
35. The complex formed by Pt 2  with (C) Two N atoms and four O atoms
diethylenetriamine (dien) and chlorido ligand (D) Three N atoms and three O atoms
is given by 43. In nitroprusside ion, the iron and NO exist as
2 2
Fe2+ and NO+ rather than Fe3+ and NO. These
(A)  Pt  dien   (B)  P t  dien  C l 2  forms can be differentiated by
1 2
(A) Estimating the concentration of iron
(C)  Pt  dien  Cl  (D)  Pt  dien  Cl  (B) Measuring the concentration of CN–
36. Which one of the following give an acid when (C) Measuring the solid state magnetic moment
passed through cation exchange (D) Thermally decomposing the compound
44. In the isoelectronic series of metal carbonyl,
resin  RSO3 H  ? the CO bond strength is expected to incease
(A) K 4  Fe  CN 6  (B) K 3  Al  C2O4 3  in the order
 
(A) Mn  CO 6   Cr  CO 6    V(CO)6 
(C)  Co  NH 3 6  Cl3
  (D) Cr  Co 6 
 
 
37. Which one of the following give a base when (B)  V(CO)6   Cr  CO 6   Mn  CO6 
passed through anion exchange 

  (C)  V(CO)6   Mn  CO 6   Cr  CO 6 
resin R4 N  OH ?
 
(D)  Cr  CO 6   Mn  CO 6    V(CO)6 
(A) K 4  Fe  CN 6  (B) Co  en 3  Cl3
45. The magnetic moments of complexes given
(C)  
 Co NH 3 6 
 Cl 3 (D)   2 6  4
 Fe H O  SO below are in the order
4
38. Which one of the following does not form a I) [Ni(CO)4] II)  Mn  CN 6 
chelate with oxalate ion by reacting in aqueous
solution ? III)[Cr(NH3)6]3+ IV) [CoF6]3-
1
(A) I > II > III > IV (B) I < II < III < IV
(A) cis  Co  NH 3 4 Br2  (C) IV > II > I > III (D) IV < II < I < III

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46. Three arrangement are shown for the MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
52 The correct stability order of the oxidation

complex CoBr2  NH 3  2  en   . Which one is
states is
wrong statement? (A) Mn2  Fe2 (B) Ni 3  Fe3
Br   (C) Fe3  Ni 3 (D) Co 2   Ni 2 
Br
Br HN 353. The compounds that cannot exist
Co en Co en (A) WO4  (B) NbCl6 (C) HfCl4 (D) ZrO2
H3N HN 3 54. Which of the following oxides are amphoteric
NH3 Br
?
Br  (A) V 5 (B) Zn 2  (C) Fe2  (D) Fe3
Br 55. Which of the following are nonferrous alloys ?
en Co (A) Brass (B) Bronze
HN 3
(C) Chromium Steel (D) German Silver
NH 3 56. In the formation of interstitial compounds by
(A) I and II are geometrical isomer transition metals, identify the correct
(B) II and III are optical isomers statements
(C) I and III are optical isomers (A) Melting points of interstial carbides are more
(D) II and III are geometrical isomers than those of respective pure metals
47. Among the following , which is not the  - (B) Densities of interstial hydrides are less than those
bonded organometallic compound ? respective pure metals
(C)Electrical conductivity is lost in the formation of
(A)  CH3 4 Sn
6
(B) Cr   C6H6 2  
interstial compound from a metal
(D) Interstitial borides are very hard in nature and
(C) Fe   C5H5 (D) K PtCl3    C2H4 
   
5 2
less reactive than the parent metals
2  
4 4
48. Complex compounds(s) of which optical 57. Complex ions  NiCl6  ,  Ni  CN  
 6
activity does not depend upon the orientation
similar in their given properties :
of the ligands around metal cation
(A) oxidation state, geometry
i) [CoCl3(NH3)3] ii) [Co(en)3]Cl3 (B)co-ordination number , EAN
iii) [Co(C2O4)2(NH3)2]- iv) [CrCl2(NH3)2(en)]+ (C)Magnetic moment,geometry
(A) II, III and Iv (B) I, II and IV (D)stability, colour
(C) II and IV (D) Only II 58. Select correct statement(s) regarding given
49. The total possible coordination isomers for the complexes
following compounds respectively are
[Co(en)3][Cr(C2O4)3] (A)  Fe  CO 5  , the orbitals used for hybridization
[Cu(NH3)4[CuCl4] in Fe atom are s, px ,p y ,pz ,d z2
[Ni(en)3][Co(NO2)6]
(A) 4,4,4 (B) 2,2,2 (C) 2,2,4 (D) 4,2,4 (B)  Pt  NH3  2 Cl2  , the orbitlas used for
50. Which of the following can show geometrical
isomerism? hybrization on Pt atom are s, p x , p y ,d x 2  y2 and
(A) [Pt(NH2  CH  CH  NH2 )2 ]2 it is low spin complex
| | 3
CH3 CH3 (C) Cr  H 2O 6  , the orbitals used for
(B) [Co(en)2(NH3)Cl]2+ hybridization in Cr atom are s,
(C) Both a and b (D) None of these p x , p y , p z ,d 2 ,d 2 2 and it is high spin
51. The complex which does not obey EAN rule is z x y
0 0 complex
(A) Fe  CO5  (B) Cr  CO 3  NO 2 
0
(D) Ni  CO 4 , the orbitals used for hybrization in
0
(C)  Fe  CO 3  NO 2  (D)  Fe  CO 2  NO 2 
Ni atom are s p x , p y , p z and it is low spin complex
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59. Complex compound 3
C) In complex ion  CoF6  , F is a weak filed
Co  SCN  2  NH 3  4  Cl exhibit
ligand so that  oct  p (Pairing energy)and it is
(A) ionization isomerism
(B) Geometrical isomerism low spin complex
(C) optical isomerism (D) linkage isomerism 
D) [CoCl2  NH3 2  en ] complex ion w i l l
60. Which of the following compound has/
have effective atomic number equal to the have four different isomers
atomic numer of a noble gas 65. Which of the following obey 18e  rule ?
A) K  Co  CO  4  (B) K 2[Fe  CO 4 ] (A) Cr  CO 6 (B) Ni  CO  4

C) Co  NH 3 6  Cl2 (D)  CoCl3  H 2 O 3  (C) Cr  C6 H 6 2 (D) Fe  C5 H 5 2

66. Which of the following obey EAN rule ?
K in liq
61. K 2  Ni  CN 4  
NH3
 'X ' regarding 3
(A) Co  NH 3 6  (B) Cr  CO 6
this reaction correct statement is/are
 
(A) ‘X’ is K 4  Ni  CN 4  (C) V  CO 6  (D) Co  CO 4 
(B) The oxidation state of Ni changed +2 to zero 67. Which of the following are four coordinated
(C) The structure of ‘X’ is tetrahedral complexes?
2 2
(D)  Ni  CN 4  is square planar complex (A) Be  acac  2 (B)  Zn  EDTA  
62. Which one of the following statement(s) 
(C)  P t  dien  C l  (dien = diethylene triamine)
is/ are false
2
(A) Weak ligands like F ,Cl and OH  usually (D)  Pt  trien   (trien = triethylene
form low spin complexes tetraamine)

(B) Strong ligand like CN and NO 2 , generally 68. In Ni 2 octahedral complexes, which of the
form high spin complexes following ligands do not pair up the electrons?

(C)  FeF6 
3
is high spin complex (A) NH 3 (B) H 2O (C) en (D) dien
69. The  - complexes are
(D)  Ni  CO 4  is high spin complex
  (A) Ferrocene (B) Zeises salt
(C) dibenzenechromium(0) (D) Grignard Reagent
63. Which of the following is correct about
tetrraammine dithiocyanato-s cobalt (III) tris 70. Which of the following exhibits optical activity?

(oxalato) cobaltate(III) (A) Cis - Co  en 2 Cl2 
A) Formula of the complex is

Co  SCN 2  NH 3 4  Co  ox 3  (B) trans - Co  en 2 Cl2 
B) It is a chelating complex and show 
(C) K 3  Al  C2O4 3  D) Co  NH 3 4 Cl2 
linkage isomerism
C) It shows optical isomerism 71. The optically active complexes are
D) It shows geometrical isomerism 
(A)  As  CH 3  Cl  Br  I  
64. Select the correct statement :
A) Chelation effect is maximum for five and six
(B)  Pt  NH 3  Py  Cl  Br  
membered rings
B) Greater the charge on the central metal cation, (C)  Pt  gly  2  (D) Cr  en 3  Cl3
greater , the value of  (CFSE)

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72. Which is/are correct statement (s)? Passage-II
+ +
(A) [Ag(NH3)2] is linear with sp hybridsed Ag ions Consider the following complex equilibrium
(B) NiCl42- , CrO42- and MnO4– have tetrahedral
M  L  ML , K 1 
 ML 
geometry  M  L 
2+ 2+ 2-
(C) [Cu(NH3)4] , [Pt(NH3)4] and [Ni(CN)4]
ML  L  ML2 , K 2 
 ML2 
have dsp2 hybridisation of the metal ion
(D) Fe(CO)5 has trigonal bipyramidal structure with
 ML  L 
dz2 sp3 hybridised ion
ML2  L  ML3 , K 3 
 ML3 
73. Which of the following is/are correct  ML2  L 
relations(s)?
4 4 ML  L  ML , K 
 MLn 
(A)  0   t (B)  t  0 n 1 n n
9 9  MLn 1   L 
3 K1 , K 2 , K 3 are step wise stability constant
(C)  s  1.30 (D)  t  0
7
74. Which of the following is /are correct about 1 
 ML 
M  L  ML  M  L 
Wilkinson’s catalyst?
(A) It is used as homogeneous catalyst for selective  ML2 
hydrogenation of organic molecule at room M  2 L  ML2 2  2
temperatuer and pressure  M  L 
(B) It is tetrahedral complex
(C) It does not have unpaired electrons 3 
 ML3 
M  3L  ML3 3
(D) Its formula is TiCl4 + Al(C2H5)3  M  L 
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS  MLn
Passage-I M  nL  MLn n  n
 M  L
I. (i) Acetone
K 3 Co  CN 6   Cr  NH 3 6  Cl3 
 x  3KCl 
 P ,  2 , 3 ,  n are called over all formation
K 3 Cr  CN 6   Co  NH 3 6  Cl3 constants.
(ii) Acetone in i n
  y  3KCl 
78.  Ki and  log Ki are respectively
The solution was filtered. i 1 i 1
x and y are obtained after evoporation of the (A)  n and log  n (B) K n and log K n
solvent from the filtrate.
(C)  n1 and log  n 1 (D) K n 1 and log K n1
75. x and y are
(A) Linkage isomers (B) Geometrical Isomers 79. Choose the correct order
(C) Coordinate Isomers (D) Positional Isomers. (A) K 3  K 2  K1 (B) K 3  K 2  K1
76. When x is sent through cation exchange resin, (C) K1  K 2  K 3 (D) K1  K 2  K 3
the complex coming out in solution is
2
3 3 Cd  H 2O 4   4 NH 3 
(A) Co  NH 3 6  (B) Cr  NH 3 6 
80. (1) 2
Cd  NH 3 4   4 H 2O, log 1
3 3
(C) Co  CN 6  (D) Cr  CN 6  2
Cd  H 2O 4   2en 
77. When y is sent through anion exchange resin,
(2) 2
then the complex eluted is Cd  en 2   4 H 2O, log  2
3 3
(A) Co  NH 3 6  (B) Cr  NH 3 6  log  2  log 1 , is due to
3 3
(A) Enthalpy change (B) Entropy change
(C) Co  CN 3 6  (D) Cr  CN 6  (C) Ring strain in the chelate (D) Large change in  0
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Passage-III 84. Which of the following is low spin due to strong
Bonding in metal carbonyls is represented by the field ligands?
end structures. 1 1 1 1 1
(A) d 2xy d 2yz d1zx B) d xy d yz d zx d x 2  y2 d z2
M - C  O   M=C=O
I II 2 1 1 1
(C) d xy d yz d zx d x 2  y2
2 1 1 2
(D) d xy d yz d zx d x 2  y2
The contribution of I and II to the real structure 85. Given the following data about absorption
depends upon the extent of   back bonding. maxima of several complex ions, the correct
Both  donation and  - back bonding are order of  0 for these ions is
synergitic.The filled orbitals CO overlap with vacant
metal d orbitals, which is called  donation. The Complexes max
filled metal d orbitals overlap with  antibonding [Cr(H2O)6]3+ 694 nm
moleculat orbital of CO, which is called   back [Cr(NH3)6]3+ 465 nm
bonding. [CrCl6]3- 758 nm
81. Which one of the following has the highest C - 3 3
O bond length ? (A)  Cr  NH 3 6    0 Cr  H 2 O 6    0  CrCl6 3
0
2
(A) Cr  CO 6 
3 3 3
(B) Ti  CO 6  B)   Cr  NH 3 6    0  Cr  H 2 O 6    0  CrCl6 
0
3 3
(C)  Mn  CO 5 

(D) Fe  CO5  C)  Cr  NH 3 6    0  Cr  H 2 O 6    0 CrCl6 3
0

82. In which one of the following M - C bond length D) Cr  H O   3    CrCl 3    Cr(NH ) 3
is the longest ? 0  2 6 0 6 0 3 6

86. Which one of the following has the highest

(A) Ti  C2 H 5  4 (B) Ni  CO  4 magnetic moment ?
4 (A) [CoF6]3- (B) [Ni(H2O)6]2+
(C) Cr  CO 6 (D)  Fe  CN 6 
(C) [Fe(CN)6]3- (D) [Cu(NH3)4]2+
83. The C - O bond order is maximum in
2 
MATRIX MATCHING QUESTIONS
(A) Ti  CO 6  (B) V  CO 6  87. Match the following:
 Column - I Column - II
(C)  Mn  CO 5  (D) Cr  CO 6 Metals Properties
Passage-IV (A) Hf  Zr (p) density
According to crystal field theory d-orbitals split up
in octahedral field into two sets. dxydyx dzx have (B) Au  Ag (q) IE
(C) Fe  Mn (r) MP
lower energy and d x 2  y2 and d z 2 have higher
(D) Cu  K (s) Higher nuclear charge
energy. The difference in energy of these two sets
0
of d-orbitals is called crystal field splitting energy (t) More positive ESRP value.
denoted by  0 . 88. Match the following:
In tetrahedral field d x 2  y2 and d z 2 have lower Column - I Column - II
Compound Characteristic
energy whereas dxydyzdzx have higher energy. The
(A) TiCl4 (p) Liquid at room temperature
difference in energy is denoted  t .
(B) CaCl2 (q) Has the highest MP among
 0 can be determined by measuring max for
absorption and converting into energy units. the compounds given
 0 depends upon nature of metal ions as well as (C) FeCl3 (r) Aqueous solution is acidic
nature of ligands . The magnitude of  0 also decides (D) ZnCl2 (s) Undergoes hydrolysis
low energy levels are filled. (t) Solid at room temperature
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89 Match the following 93. Match the following:
Column - I Column - II List-I List-II
[Pair of complex [Property which compounds] (A) Be  acac  2 (p) Octahedral
is different in given(Pair]
2
A)  N i  C O 4  & p) Magnetic moment (B)  Zn  EDTA  (q) Square planar

(C) K 3  Al  C2O4 3  (r) Tetrahedral

K 2  Ni  CN 4 
(D) Ni  DMG 2 (s) Diamagnetic
B) Cu NH3 4 SO4 & q) Oxidation no of central
(t) Exhibits optical activity
K 3 Cu  CN  4  metal 94. Match the following:
List-I List-II
C) K 2  NiCl4  & r) Geometry A) deoxyhaemoglobin (p) Oxidation state
of the metal is +2
K 2  Ni  CN 4  (B) Wilkinson catalyst (q) Oxidation state of
D) K 2 [NiCl4 ] & s) EAN of central atom the metal is +1
(C) Sodium nitroprusside (r) Oxidation state of
K 2 [ P tC l 4 ] the metal is +3
90. Match the following (D) Reineck salt (s) Coordination
Column - I Column - II number : 4
A) MnCl24 p) Square planar (t) Coordination
number : 6
B) NiCl24 q) Tetrahedral 95. Match the following
Complex I
C) Cs2  CuCl4  r) Diamagnetic
3
2 (1) Co  NH 3 6  (A) 5.87 BM
D) Ni  CN  4 s) Paramagnetic
3
91 Match the following (2)  Fe  CN 6  (B) diamagnetic
Column - I Column - II 2
4
(3)  Mn  H 2O 6  (C) 1.73 BM
a)  Fe  CN 6  p) Paramagnetic II III
2 1) (P) sp 3 d 2 (U) Outer orbital complex
b)  Fe  H 2O 6  q) Diamagnetic
2) (Q) d 2 sp 3 (V) Inner orbital complex
3
c) Co  NH3 6  r) Inner orbital complex 3) (R) dsp 3
(W) Having only 
3
donation from the ligand
d)  CoF6  s) Outer orbital complex Choose the correct choice
t) octahedral (A) 1: B,Q,V,W 2: C,Q, V 3: A,P,U,W
92. Match the following: (B) 1: A,Q,V,W 2: B,P,V,W 3: B,Q,U,W
Complex Characteristic (C) 1: B,Q,U,W 2: A,P,U,W 3: C,R,V
(D) 1: A,P,U 2: C,R,U,W 3: A,Q,V
(A) Pt  gly2  (p) exhibits geometric 96. Match the following:
isomerism Complex I
2
(B) Co  gly3  (q) exhibits optical isomerism (1)  Pt  CN 4  (A) 2.83 BM
2 2
(C)  Pt  en  
 2
(r) dsp 2 (2)  NiCl4  (B) 5.87 BM
2
(D)  Co  en 3 
3
(s) d 2 sp 3 3)  MnBr4  (C) 3.87 BM
2
(t) 3.87 BM 4) CoCl4  (D) Diamagnetic

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II III 100. Statement-1:  NiCl4 
2
is square planar and
1) (P) sp 3 (U) d 8 (Low spin)
2
2 paramagnetic whereas  PtCl4  is tetrahedral and
2) Q) dsp (V) d 5
diamagnetic.
3) (R) Tetrahedral (W) d 7
2
(4) (S) Square planar (X) d 8 (high spin) Statement-2:  NiCl4  is tetrahedral and
Choose the correct choice 2
paramagnetic but  PtCl4  is square planar and
(A)1 : A,P,R,W 2 : D,Q,S,U 3: D,Q,S,W 4: A,Q,S,X
(B) 1 : C,Q,S,W 2 : B,P,R,W 3: A,P,R,V 4: B,Q,S,W diamagnetic.
(C) 1: B,P,R,V 2 : C,Q,S,V 3: C,Q,S,X 4: D,P,R,V 3
101. Statement-1:  FeF6  is more stable than
(D) 1: D,Q,S,U 2 : A,P,R,X 3: B,P,R,V 4: C,P,R,W
97. Match the following 3

List-I List-II
 FeI 6 
Statement-2: Fe3 cannot oxidize F  but Fe3
(A) Co  en 2 Cl2  Cl (p) Geometrical
Isomerism can oxidize I  to I 2 .
2
(B) Co  en 3  Cl3 (q)Optical isomerism 102. Statement-1: Co  NH 3 6  is easily oxidized

(C) Cr  NH 3 4 Cl2  Cl (r) Paramagnetic to Co  NH 3 6 

3

(D) K 3 Cr  C2O4 3  (s) Diamagnetic Statement-2: By loosing one electron from
(t) Cationic complex 2
Co  NH 3 6  , Co  NH 3 6 
3
obeys 18e 
98. Match the following:
Column - I Column - II rule.
A)  Cr  gly 3  p) Low spin complex 103. Statement-1: Ca 2  and Mg 2  in water can be
3
determined by EDTA titration.
B) Co Br 2  Cl2  SCN2  q) High spin complex Statement-2: EDTA precipitates Ca 2  and
3
C) Co NH3 6  r) Optical isomerism Mg 2  .
D) Na Pt Br  ClNO2 NH3  s) Geometrical 104. Statement-1 : Square planar complexes are formed
8
isomerism by d ions with strong field ligands.
t) Linkage isomerism because
Statement-2: The crystal field splitting is larger
STATEMENT TYPE QUESTIONS
for the square planar complexes.
(A)Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is
True; Statement – 2 is a correct explanation INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS
for Statement – 1. 105. In how many of the following, the second
(B)Statement –1 is True,Statement – 2 is True; element has a higher density than the first one?
Statement – 2 is NOTa correct explanation for (1) Ag , Au (2) Hf , Zr (3) Zn, Hg
Statement- 1.
(C)Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is (4) Na , Cu (5) Ca, Co (6) Ta, Nb
False. 106. The number of transition metal in bronze is x ,
(D)Statement – 1 is False, Statement – 2 is in brass is y and inGerman silver is z . Then
True.
x  y  z is
99. Statement-1:All octahedral Ni 2 complexes are
3
paramagnetic and outer orbital complexes whether 107. The number of t2 g electrons in Fe H2O6 
strong or weak field ligand is present.
is
Statement-2: In octahedral Ni 2 complexes, the
y
strong field ligands give, inner orbital complexes 108. In the complex  Al  EDTA x  ,  x  y  is
and weak field ligands give outer orbital complexes.
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109.How many of the following are sp 3 hybridized? 123. The number of stereoisomers possible in
2 2 Ma2 b2 c2 are
 ZnCl4  , Ni  DMG 2 ,  Ni  CN 4  ,  Ni  CO 4  124. The number of nitrogen atoms coordinated in
2 2 2 1 2
 NiCl4  ,  PtCl4  ,  Pd  NH 3 4  ,  FeCl4   Zn  EDTA   is
125. The number of five membered rings in
110. How many of the following have d 2 sp 3
2
hybridization ?  Pt  trien   (trien = triethylenetetra
2 3 4 amine) is
 Ni  NH 3 6  , Co  NH 3 6  ,  Fe  CN 6 
3 3 2
126. The oxidation state of metal is   x  , number
, Cr  NH 3 6  Co  en 3  , Co  EDTA  
of nitrogen atoms coordinated to iron  y  .
3 2
CoF6  , Co  H 2O 6  x  y in deoxy haemoglobin is
127. The oxidation state and coordination number
111. The coordination number of the metal in sodium
of the metal in Wilkinson catalyst are  x and
nitroprusside is
112. The number of unpaired electrons in the brown y respectively.  x  y  is
ring complex is 128. The oxidation state of the metal atom in
113. The number of five membered chelate rings in sodium nitroprusside is  x , x is
2 129. The number of intramolecular hydrogen
 Zn  EDTA   is
bondings in Ni  DMG 2 is
114. DMG is x - valent and y  dentate ligand.
130. What are the possible number of geometrical
Taking x and y as numbers, find  x  y  isomers exhibit by[CrCl2(NO2)2(NH3)2]–?
115. The number of isomers possible for 131. How many possible coordination isomers are
observed in following compound ( excluding the
 Ir  Cl  Br  NH 3  py   is
given compound)
x
116. Cr  C6 H6 2 is named as bis (  - benzene) [Cr (en)3] [Co (NO2)6]
132 A metal complex of coordination number six
chromium ( y ) x  y is having three different types of ligands
117. The oxidation number of the metal in Zeises a, b & c of composition Ma2b2c2 can exist in
salt is several stereo isomeric forms. What is the
118. The oxidation state of the metal in Reinecks total number of such isomer?
salt is  x, x is 133. The crystal field stabilsation energy
119. The coordination number of the metal in the 2
Vaskas complex is of  Mn  H 2O 6  is
120. The oxidation number of the metal in the 134. If  < P then electronic arrangement of metal
0
Wilkinson catalyst is
atom/ion in an octahedral complex with d4
121. In the complex Co  NH 3 6  Cr  CN 6  configuration is t 2gx egy . What is the value of x
x 135. The no. of complexes showing fac and mer
charges over Co  NH 3 6  and isomerism
y 3
Cr  CN 6  respectively. Then x  y is A) Co  NH 3 3 Cl3  B) Co  en3  

122. In the complex  Pt  NH 3 3 Cl  CuCl3  NH 3   , C) Co  gly 3 

x
the charges over  Pt  NH 3 3 Cl  and D) Co  NH 3 2  H 2O 2 Cl2 
y 2 2
CuCl3  NH 3   then  x  y  is E)  Fe  dipy 3  F)  Fe  O  phen 3 

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136. The no. of complexes showing hepticity 5 LEVEL-VI - K E Y
1) ferrocene 2) zeise’s salt SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
3) ruthenocene 4) chromocene 1) B 2) C 3) C 4) A 5) A 6) A
137. The no. of flexible ligands are 7) C 8) A 9 )A 10) C 11)D 12) C
a) Sulphato b) Edta 13) D 14) C 15) D 16) D 17) B 18) C
c) nitrato d) thiosulphato 19) C 20) B 21)D 22) D 23) A 24) B
25) D 26) C 27) C 28) A 29) B 30) B
138. In complex [Cr(NH3)6 [Co(C2O4)3] the total
31) C 32) B 33) B 34) D 35) C 36) C
No.of ions formed are
37) A 38) D 39) D 40) B 41) B 42) C
139. In complex [Fe(CO)2 (NO)2] the oxidation state 43) C 44) B 45) B 46) B 47) A 48) D
of Fe is   /   49) D 50) C 51) C
MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
140.In the coordination compound K4[Ni(CN)4], the
52) A,C 53) A,B 54) A,B
oxidation state of nickel is :
55) A,B,D 56)A,B,D 57) A,B,C
141.The no. of statement(s) is /are correct ? 58) A,B,C,D 59)A,B,D 60) A,B,D
a) Primary valency of the central metal of a 61) A,B,C,D 62)A,B,D 63)B,C,D
complex is always satisfied by anions. 64)A,B 65) A,B,C,D 66) A,B,C,D
b) Secondary valency of the central metal of a 67) A,C,D 68) A,B,C,D 69) A,B,C
complex may be satisfied by either negative 70) A,C 71) A,D 72) A,B,C,D
ions or neutral molecules. 73) B,C 74) A,C
c) Species which show primary valencies in COMPREHENSION TYPE QUESTIONS
complex compound and are present out side, Passage-I : 75) C 76) C 77) A
can be precipitated out. Passage-II: 78) A 79) C 80) B
d) Species which show secondary valencies in Passage-III: 81) B 82) A 83) C
a complex are Lewis acids Passage-IV: 84) A 85) A 86) A
142. Consider the following complex : MATRIX MATCHING TYPE QUESTIONS
[Co(NH3)5CO3]ClO4
87) A: p, q, r, s, t ; B: p,q,r,s,t
C: p,q,r,s,t ; D: p,q,r,s,t
the coordination number is X and oxidation
88) A: p,r,s ; B: q,t ; C : r,s,t ; D: r,s,t
number is Y , number of d– electrons is Z, and 89) A-q,r,s B- p,q,r,s; C-p, r D- p,r,s
number of unpaired d–electrons of the metal 90) A-q,s; B- q,s; C-q,s; D- p,r
is A are respectively.  X  Y    Z  A . 91) A-q,r,t B- p,s,t ; C-q,r,t ; D- p,s,t
92) A: p,r ; B: p,q,s ; C: r ; D: q,s
4
143. The CFSE for CoCl6  is 18000cm–1. The  93) A - q,s,t B - p,s,t C- p,s,t ; D- q,s
2
94) A - p,t ; B - q,s; C - p,t ; D - r,t
for CoCl4  will be Y  1000 cm 1 the value 95) A 96) D
of y is 97) A - p, q, s,t B - q,s,t C-p, r, t D-q, r
3 3 3 98) A - r,s B - q,r,s,t C - p D - s,t,p
144. Amongst Co  OX 3  ,  Co F6  ,  Co  NH3 6  ASSERTION & REASON QUESTIONS
2 99) C 100) D 101) A 102) A 103) C 104) A
and Co  NH 3  
 6
the no. of coloured complexes
INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS
145. This spin magnetic moment of cobalt in 105) 4 106)4 107)3 108) 2 109) 4 110) 5
Hg Co  SCN 4  is x. The no. of unpaired 111) 6 112) 3 113) 5 114) 3 115) 3 116) 6
117) 2 118) 3 119) 4 120)1 121) 6 122) 2
electrons are 123)6 124) 2 125)3 126)7 127) 5 128) 2
146. From Ma3b3 , when 1b is replace by c, the total 129) 2 130) 5 131) 3 132) 6 133) 0 134) 3
135) 2 136) 2 137) 3 138) 2 139) 2 140) 0
no. of geometrical possible are 141) 3 142) 3 143) 8 144) 4 145) 3 146) 3
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LEVEL - VI - HINTS 69. RMgX is a  complex. No  - bond.
SINGLE ANSWER QUESTION 70. B and D have symmetry
71. A is tetrahedral, D is unsymmetrical, B and C are
1. Au has higher electron affinity and so can form Au 
square planar and not optically active.
readily. 72. Apply Pauling VB theory. See the structures.
2 Pd and Pt in VIII B group. IE4  IE4  Ni  2 2 4
4. Famous alloy for permanent magnets 73.  t    0
3 3 9
5. Ti 3 3d 1 , V 2 ,3d 3 . Others have d 0 or 74. (A) and (C) are correct about Wilkinson’s catalyst
whereas (D) is Ziegler-Natta catalyst.
d 10 configuration. CuSO4 has no splitting of d
orbitals. No d  d transition is possible Wilkinson’s catalyst is  Ph3 P 3 RhCl 
chelate . COMPREHENSION TYPE QUESTIONS
8. V  CO 6  is paramagnetic with 1 unpaired Passage-I
electron, all others are diamagnetic. 75,76,77 x : Cr  NH 3 6  Co  CN 6  ;
39. NO, NO  , NO  can act as ligands.
y : Co  NH 3 6  Cr  CN 6 
4 1 2 9
40. V : 3d , Cu , 3d . So they have same color..
41. 2 x  8  0  0  2 , x  3 Passage-II
42. See the structure 78. K1 K 2 K 3   3 ,  n  K1 K 2 .....K n ,
43. 3.87 BM, it has 3 unpaired electrons.
log  n  log K1  log K 2  log K 3  .....  log K n
44. The more negative charge will give more electrons
2 2
into  * MO of CO. So the bond order decreases. 79. Cd  H2O4   NH3  Cd  H2O3  NH3    H2O
45. Use Pauling VB theory. Any of the four water molecules can be replaced
46. (II) has symmetry.
by one NH 3 molecule. Statistical or probability
47. It is a  complex.
48. In other complexes the orientation decides whether factor favours.
the complex is optically active or not. 80. Both the reations involve Cd - N bonds and so no
49. Coordination isomerism much change in enthalpy. In (1) four water
50. In A all the coordinating atoms are identical, no molecules are replaced by four NH 3 molecules.
geometrical isomerism. But in (2) four water molecules are replaced by
51. Note that 2 NO  3CO . NO is 3e donor and two en molecules. This increases the entropy and
CO is 2e  donor.. is called as Entropy effect.
MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS G 0   H 0  T  S 0
53. Have oxidation number greater than the group  G 0   2.303 RT log 
number. In (2), G0 varies due to S 0 and so the log  2
54. V 5 , Zn 2 react with both acids and basis, are has a higher value. For (1), S 0  ve and (2)
amphoteric.
55. Do not contain Iron. S 0   ve
65. Consider outer electronic configuration. Passage-III
81 More negative charge on Ti atom, which pumps
Eg: Cr  CO 6  : Cr  O  : d 4 s 2 , 6  6  2  18e  more electrons into  MO of CO, So Bond order
C6 H 6 and C5 H 5 are 6 e  systems. decreases, bond length increases.
82. Metal - alkyl. No  - back donation. Only 
66. All obey EAN rule. donor.
67. B is a 6 coordinated complex. 83. Note positive charge on the complex. Due to less
68 Ni 2  : 3d 8 , All octahedral Ni 2 complexes are electron density over the metal, less electrons are
sp 3 d 2 and paramagnetic. given into the  MO of CO.

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107.  t2 g   eg 
84. Electrons are filled in t2 g orbitals
1
hc 108.  Al  EDTA 
85.  0 
 2 2 1
109.  ZnCl4  , Ni  CO 4 ,  NiCl4  ,  FeCl4  a r e
86. Cobalt (III), d , Highspin complex, 4 unpaired
6

electrons tetrahedral and sp 3 hybridized.

MATRIX MATCHING TYPE QUESTIONS 110. They are
87. II and III row transition elements have similar atomic 3 4
radii but with increase in atomic weight, so density   Co  NH 3  
6
, 
 Fe  CN  6
 ,
is more for III row elements. 3 3 2
Cr  NH 3 6  , Co  en 3  , Co  EDTA 
94 Reineck salt NH 4  Cr  NH 3 2  NCS 4 
It is a dark red crystalline compound 111. Na2  Fe  CN 5  NO  
It is used to precipitate primary and secondary 112.
amines as their ammonium salts
113. See the structure of the complex.
ASSERTION AND REASON TYPE
114. univalent bidentate ligand.
99. Ni : 3d
2 8      
115. Square planar complex
Note that by pairing up d 2 sp 3 cannot be obtained
bis  6  benzene  chromium
in the case of strong field ligands. 116.
100.  Pt 2    Ni 2  , The  ligand could pair up
Cl
O , 6  0  6
0 0

e  in 5d orbitals but could not pair up e in 3d 117. K  PtCl3  C2 H 4  

orbitals.
101. Fe3 is hard acid and F  is a hard base (Pearson 118.  NH 4  Cr  NCS 4  NH 3 2 
concept).
119.  Ir  Cl  CO  PPh3 2 
Stable complex is formed. Further Fe3 can
oxidize I  to I 2 . 120.  RhCl  PPh3 3 
2 3 3
102. Co  NH 3 6  , has 7  6  2  19e  121. Co  NH 3 6  and Cr  CN 6 
3 1 1
Co  NH 3 6  has 6  6  2  18e  122.  Pt  NH 3 3 Cl  and CuCl3  NH 3  
18e  is more stable. 11  2
103. EDTA forms complex with Ca 2  and Mg . 2 123. Give both geometrical and optical isomers (3 + 1)
124. See the structure of the complex.
INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS
105. Three row transition elements have higher density 125. NH 2CH 2CH 2 NHCH 2CH 2 NHCH 2CH 2 NH 2
than second row elements. d-block elements have 126. Iron is in +2, 4 pyrrole nitrogens and one histidine
higher density than group IA and IIA elements. Note nitrogen 2 + 4 + 1 = 7.
that atomic size decreases or remains almost same
127.  RhCl  PPh3 3  , 1  4  5
and atomic weight increases and so show higher
density.
Na2  Fe  CN 5  NO   , 
106. Bronze: 128.
Cu,Sn; Brass : Cu, Zn; German silver : Cu, Zn, Ni 2  x  5  1  0, x  2
11 2  4 129. See the structure.

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131. 1) Cr  en 3  , Co  NO2 6 
 
1  
NiCl2 P  C 2 H 5  2  C6 H 5  exhibits temprature
2) Cr  en 2  NO2 2  , Co en  NO2 4  dependent magnetic bahaviour (para magnetic
  and dia magnatic). The coordination
3) Co  en 2  NO2 2  , Cr en  NO2 4  geomatries of Ni 2 in the paramagnetic and
4) Co  en 3  , Cr  NO2 6  diamagnetic states are respectively (IIT2012 )
A) Tetrahedral and tetrahedral
133. CFSE   0.6 p  0.4q   0 , t23g eg2 , CFSE  0 B) Square planar and square planar
C) tetrahedral and square planar
p and q are the number of electrons in t2 g and eg
D) Square planar and tetrahedral
orbitals.
2 As per IUPAC nomenclature, the name of the
 
134. t2 g
3
 e1g  complex Co  H 2O 4  NH3 2  Cl2 (IIT-2012)
n n
135.  Ma3b3  and  M  AB 3  show fac and mer A) Tetra aqua diamine cobalt (III) chloride
isomerism. B) Tetra aqua diammine cobalt (III) chloride
136. Ferrocene and osmocene are linked to cyclo C) Diamine tetra aqua cobalt (III) chloride
pentadienylo ion, which contains 5 carbon atoms D) Diammine tetraaqua cobalt (III) chloride
in aring. . 3 Geometrical shapes of the complexes formed
3 by the reaction of Ni 2 with
138.  Cr(NH3 )6  is 1 ion and

[Co(C2O 4 )3 ]3 is other Cl,CN andHO

2
, respectively, are (IIT2011)
139. NO is a positive ligand A) Octahedral , tetrahedral and square planar
140. Cyanide is a negative ligand B) tetrahedral, square planar and octahedral
141. Werner’s theory C) square planar, tetrahedral and octahedral
142. C.N. 6, O.S. 3, No. of d-electrons 6 D) octahedral, square planar and octahedral
Co 3  3d 6  , unpaired electrons 0. 4 Among the complexes (K,L,M,N,P)
 
K 3  Fe  CN 6   K  ,  Co  NH 3 6  Cl3  L  ,
4
143. t   0
9 Na 3 Co  oxalate 3   M  ,  Ni  H 2 O 6   Cl2  N  ,
144. d 1 to d 9 coloured
and  Zn  H 2 O 6   NO3 2  P 
145. Co is in +2 O.S. 3d 7 configuration.
the diamagnetic complexes are
a a
A) K, L, M, N B) K, M, O
b a b a C) L, M, O D) L, M, N, O
5 The correct structure of
M M ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is
146. (IIT2010)
c a c b

HOOC  CH 2 CH 2  COOH
b a

a N CH N
(A)
c a HOOC  CH 2 CH 2  COOH

M
HOOC COOH
N CH 2 CH 2 N
(B)
b b
HOOC COOH

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HOOC  CH 2 12. Both [Ni(CO) 4 ] and [Ni(CN) 4 ] 2- are
CH 2  COOH
diamagnetic. The hybridisations of nickel in
N CH 2 CH 2 N
(C) these complexes, respectively, are [IIT-2008]
HOOC  CH 2 CH 2  COOH
(A) sp3, sp3 (B) sp3, dsp2
(C) dsp3 ,sp3 (D) dsp2, dsp2
COOH
CH 2
13 The coordination number of Ni2+ is 4 NiCl2 +
HOOC  CH 2
H KCN (excess)  A(Cyano complex)
N CH CH N
(D) NiCl 2 + Conc. HCl(excess)  B (chloro
H CH  COOH
CH 2 2 complex)
HOOC . The IUPAC name of A and B are
6 The ionization isomer of (IIT2010) (A) Potassium tetracyanonickelate(II), Potassium
tetrachloronickelate(II)
 Cr  H 2 O 4 Cl  NO 2   Cl is ( B) Tet r ac ya n o p o t a s s i u m n i c k e l a t e( II) ,
teterachlorpotassiumnickelate(II)
(A)   Cr  H 2 O  4
 O 2 N   Cl
 2 (C) Tetracyanornickel (II), tetrachloronickel(II)
(D) Potassium tetracyanonickel (II), Potassium
(B)  C r  H 2 O 4 C l 2   N O 2  terachloronickel(II) [IIT-2006]
14. Predict the magnetic nature of A and B
(C)  Cr  H 2 O 4 Cl  ONO   Cl (A) both are diamagnetic
(B) A is diamagnetic and B is paramagnetic with
(D)  Cr  H 2 O 4 Cl 2  NO 2   H 2 O one unpaired electron
7 Total number of geometrical isomers for the (C) A is diamagnetic and B is paramagnetic with
two unpaired electrns.
complex  RhCl  CO  PH 3  NH 3   is (D) Both are paramagnetic [IIT-2006]
(IIT2010) 15. The hybridization
2 3
of A and B are [IIT-2006]
(A) dsp , sp (B) sp3, sp3
8 The complex showing a spin- only magnetic 2 2
(C) dsp , dsp (D) sp3d2 , sp3
moment of 2.82 B.M is (IIT2010)
16. Consider the following complex ions, P, Q and
(A) Ni  CO 4 (B) [NiCl4 ] 2 
3 2
R . P   FeF6  , Q   V  H 2 O 6  a n d
2
(C) Ni  PPh 3  4 (D)  Ni  CN  4  2
R   Fe  H 2 O 6  . The correct order of the
9 The spin only magnetic moment value (in Bohr complex ions, according to their spin - only
magnetic moment values ( in BM ) is
magneton units )of Cr  CO 6 is (IIT-2009)
[IIT-2013]
(A) 0 (B) 2.84 (C) 4.90 (D) 5.92 A) R  Q  P B) Q  R  P
10 The compound (s) that exhibit(s) geometrical C) R  P  Q D) Q  P  R
isomerism is (are) (IIT-2009)
17. The pair(s) of coordination complexes/ions
(A)  Pt  en  Cl 2  (B)  Pt  en  2  Cl2 exhibiting the same kind of isomerism is
(are )
(C)  Pt  en  2 Cl2  Cl2 (D) Pt  NH3 2 Cl2  A) Cr  NH 3  5Cl  Cl2 and Cr  NH 3  4Cl2  Cl
 
11 Among the following, the coloured compound B) CO  NH 3  4Cl2  and  Pt  NH 3 2 H 2O Cl 
is [IIT -2008]
(A) CuCl (B) K 3[Cu(CN)4]
C) CoBr2Cl2 2 and  PtBr2Cl2 2
(C) CuF2 (D) [Cu(CH3CN)4]BF4 D)  Pt  NH3  3 NO3  Cl and  Pt  NH3  3Cl  Br

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c) In  Ni  CO 4  all bond lengths are same
2
18. T he complex  Fe  H 2O 5 NO  is formed in
d) Fe  CO 5 is diamagnetic
the brown ring test for nitrates when freshly
24. Single correct answer type. Questions to be
prepared FeSO4 solution is added to aqueous
incorpotated under Level – III Nomenclature

solution of NO3 followed by addition of Select the correct IUPAC name for
conc H 2 SO4 Selct correct statements about this Cu  NH 3 4   PtCl4 
complex. 1) Tetraammine copper (II) tetra chlori do platinum
a) Colour change is due to chargetransfer (II)
b) It has Iron in +1oxidation state and nitrosyl as
2) Tetraammine copper (II) tetra chlorido platinum
 (N)
 NO 
3) Tetraammine copper (II) Tetra chlordo platinate
c) If has megnetic moment of 3.87 B.M confirming (II)
three unpaired electrons in Fe 4) Tetraammine cuprete (II) tetrachlordo platinate
d) In complex Fe has d 2 SP 3 hy bridisation (II)
19. Which of the following molecues have 25. Select the correct mame (IUPAC) For
 AN  36 Cr  C6 H 6  CO  3
2 
b) Co  n  C5 H 5 2 
5
a)  Fe  CO  4  1) n - benzene tricarbonyl chromate (0)
6

2) Tri carbonyl ( n 6 benzene) chromate (0)

c) Co2  CO 8 d) Mn2 (CO )10
3) Tri carbonyl (benzene) chromium (0)
20. In which of the following cases the synergic 4) (benzene) tri carbonyl chromium (0)
bonding takes place at the II – orbital of ligand
a)  PtCl3  C2 H 4  

b)  Ni  PF3 4  PREVIOUS IIT KEY
1) C 2) D 3) B 4) C 5) C 6) B
c) Cr  C6 H 6 2  d) Fe  II  C5 H 5 2 7) 3 8) B 9) A 10) C,D 11) C
21. Which of the following complexes are 12) B 13)A 14) C 15) A 16) B 17) B, D
diamagneitc 18) ABC 19) ABCD 20) ACD 21) A,D
 3 22) ACD 23) BCD 24) 3 25) 4
a)  AuCl4  b) Co  H 2O 6 
3 PREVIOUS IIT HINTS
c) CoF6  d) Co  CO 4 
1. Ni 2   1s2 2s 2sp6 3s 2 3p6 4s2 3d8
22. Which of the following complex ion  S  is / are
low spin complex : dsp2  square planar
not entered to absord visible light
4 3 ( diamagnetic )
a) Ti  en  2  NH 3 2  b) Cr  NH 3 6 
high spin complex : sp3  tetrahedral
2 3
c)  Zn  NH 3 6  d)  Sc  H 2O 3  NH 3 3  ( paramagnetic )
23. Which of the following statement is correct 2.  Co  H 2 O 4  NH 3  2  Cl3
regarding metal carbonyl
According IUPAC nomenclature rule it is
a) In Mn2  CO 10 bond order of Mn  Mn in zero Diamminetetraaquacobalt (III) chloride i.e.,
b) In Fe2  CO 9 the number of Fe  Fe bonds is NH3 is neutral ligand and it is named as ammine
one
and H 2O  aqua 
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Cl is weak field ligand and CN  is a strong field 16.  FeF6  , Fe has 5 unpaired electron
3
3.
ligand, Ni 2 with chloride and Cyanide has C.N.    35BM
4.
2
With water has C.N. 6.   V  H 2 O 6  , V 2  has 3 unpaired electrons
4. Complexes L, M, O form inner orbital complexes
due to high charge density metal, or high Q. N of    15BM
metal. 2
  Fe  H 2 O 6  , Fe 2  has 4 unpaired electrons
Zn 2 with C.N. 6 3d10 configuration has no
unpaired electrons.    25BM

7.  RhCl  CO  PH 3  NH 3   is an example of PRQ

17. A) CrNH 3 5Cl  Cl2 does not exhibit isomeris,
 Mabcd n  type, squareplanar geometry having
three geometrical isomers. CrNH 3 4 Cl2  Cl exhibits geometrical iosmerism

8. Complex Ni  CO 4 and Ni  PPh 3 4 are B) Co NH 3 4Cl2 


and  Pt NH 3 2

H 2O Cl 
tetrahedral complexes with Ni in 0 O.S., complex both can show geometcial isomerism
2
 Ni  CN 4  is a squareplanar, and all these three C) CoBr2Cl22  tetrahedral so it does not exhibit
are diamagnetic. isomerism
2 PtBr2Cl22  - squareplanar so it exhibits
complex  NiCl 4  is tetrahedral complex with Ni
geometrical isomerism
in +2 O.S., paramagnetic with 2 unpaired electrons.
D)  Pt NH 3 3 NO3  Cl and  Pt NH 3 3Cl  Br
9. Cr  CO 6 is octahedral geometry with Cr in 0 O.S.
both can show inonisation isomerism
10.  Pt  en  2 Cl2  Cl2 this complex is octahedral with 18. a) Fe 2 changes to brown coloured complex

n b) NO 
 NO  e 
Pt in +4 O.S . and C.N. 6.  M  AA  2 a 2  type.
Fe 2  1e 
 Fe 
 Pt  NH 3 2 Cl2  this complex is squareplanar
Fe 2  Ar  3d 6
geometry with Pt in +2 O.S. and C.N. 4.
n Fe   Ar  3d 7
 Ma 2 b 2  type.
11. Cu in +2 has 3d 9 configuration can have d  d Magnetic moment n  n  2   15  3.87 BM
trasition, coloured Sp3 d 2 Hybridisation
12. In complex  Ni  CO  4  Ni is in 0 O.S.,
tetrahedral.
2
In complex  Ni  CN 4  Ni is in +2 O.S.,
squareplanar.
14 & 15. Complex is K 2  Ni  CN  4  , squareplanar

complex b is K 2  Ni  Cl 4  tetrahedral.

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