Section -A (MCQ)

1. How many EDTA (ethylenediamineteraacetate) unit(s) are required to make an octahedral

complex with a a ion?

C 2
(A) Six (B) Three (C) One (D) Two
 Cu  NH    PtCl 
2. The total number of possible isomers for the complex compound 
3 4 4

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 3
3. The  - bounded organometallic compound which as ethylene as one of its component is
(A) Dibenzene chromium (B) Zeise salt (C) Ferrocene (D) Tetraethyl tin
 Pt  Py   NH 3  BrCl  ?
4. How many geometrical isomers are formed by the complex 
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 0 (D) 2
KMnO 4 is due to: [where M  metal, L  ligand]
5. The colour of
*
(A)    transition (B) M  L charge transfer transition
(C) d – d transition (D) L  M charge transfer transition
 0 value? [consider only magnitude]
6. Which of the complexes is expected to have high
3 3 3
 Co  NH3    Rh  NH 3    Ir  NH3    CoF6 
3
(A)  6 (B)  6 (C)  6 (D)
7. Nickel (Z = 28) combines with a uninegative monodentate ligand to form a diamagnetic complex

 NiL 4  2 . The hybridization involved and the number of unpaired electrons present in the
complex are respectively:
2 3 2 3
(A) dsp , zero (B) sp , zero (C) dsp , one (D) sp , two
8. Which of the following is not expected to be a ligand?

(A)
O 2 (B)
NO  (C)
NH 4 (D) CO
 Co  en   Br   Cl   NO
9. Total number of ionisation isomers of  
2 3
are (including the given
compound)
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 9
10. Which of the following complex has zero magnetic moment (spin only)?
 Ni  NH   Na 3  FeF6  Cr  H 2O  6  SO 4
 
3 6  Cl2
(A)   (B)   (C)  (D)
K 4  Fe  CN  6 

 Pt  NH3  Cl  NH 2CH 3   Cl
11. The IUPAC name of the complex  2  is
(A) Diamminechlorido(aminomethane)platinum(II) chloride
(B) Diammine(methanamine)chloridoplatinum(II) chloride
(C) Diamminechlorideo(methanamine)platinum(II) chloride
(D) Bisammine(methanamine)chloridoplatinum(II) chloride
Cr  NH 3  3 Cl3
12. The number of geometric isomers of the complex are
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 3
 K 2 Fe  Fe  CN  
 6
13. In the complex
(A) the complex is high spin complex (B) both Fe atoms are in the same oxidation state
(C) the coordination number of iron is 4 (D) both Fe atoms are in different oxidation state
3
 CrCl2  ox  
14. IUPAC name of complex ion  2 is
(A) dichlorodioxalatochromium(III) (B) dioxalatodichlorochromate(III)
(C) dichlorodioxalatochromate(III) (D) bisoxalaeodichlorochromate(III)
Cr  H 2O  6 Cl n
15. Complex X of composition has a spin only magnetic moment of 3.83 BM. It
AgNO 3 and shows geometrical isomerism. The IUPAC nomenclature of X is
reacts with
(A) Tetraaquadichlorido chromium (IV) chloride dehydrate
(B) Tetraaquadichloriod chromium (III) chloride dehydrate
(C) Hexaaqua chromium (III) chloride
(D) Dichloridotetraaqua chromium (IV) chloride dihydrate

Q. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

A. C A B A D D A C A D C A B C B

Section -B (3 marks)

16. Write the formulas for the following coordination compounds:

(i)Tetraamminediaquacobalt(IlI) chloride
(ii)Potassium tetracyanidonickelate(II)
(iii)Tris(ethanp-1,2-diamine) chromium(III) chloride
(iv)Amminebromidochloridonitrito-N- platinatc(II)
(v)Dichloridobis(ethane-l ,2-diamine) platinum (IV) nitrate
(vi)Iron(III)hexacyanidoferrate(II)
Ans: (i) [CO(NH3)4(H2O)2]Cl3.
(ii)K2[Ni(CN)4]
(iii)[Cr(en)3]Cl3
(iv)[Pt (NH3) Br Cl (N02)]–
(v)[PtCl2(en)2](N03)2
(vi)Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3
17. Explain splitting energy for octahedral and complex with diagram.
18. Discuss the nature of bonding in the following coordination entities on the basis of valence bond
theory:
(i) [Fe(CN)6]4-
(ii) [FeF6]3-
(iii) [Co(C2O4)3]3-
(iv) [CoF6]3-
19. What is meant by the chelate effect? Give an example.
20.  Write all the geometrical isomers of [Pt(NH 3)(Br)(Cl) (Py)] and how many of these will exhibit
optical isomerism?
Section -C (5 marks)
21. Indicate the types of isomerism exhibited by the . . following complexes and draw the structures
for these isomers:
 (i)K[Cr(H2O)2(C2O4)2]
(ii)[CO(en)3]Cl3
(iii)[CO(NH3)5(NO2)(NO3)2], .
(iv)[Pt(NH3)(H2O)Cl2]
22. Write iupac naming.
(a) [Zn(OH)4]2-
(b) [Pt(NH3)6]4+
(c) K2[PdCl4]
(d) [Cu(Br)4]2-
(e) [CO(NH3)6]2 (SO4)3
(f) K2[Ni(CN)4]
(g) K3 [Cr(OX)3]
(h) [CO(NH3)5ONO]2+
(i) [Pt(NH3)2Cl2]
(j) [CO(NH3)5NO2]2+.