Chose the correct answer:

1- In the first step of the Dissociative mechanism which

intermediate is formed
a) ML5 b) ML5 X
c) ML5 Y d) ML5XY
2- In the Dissociative mechanism the rate of the reaction does not
depend on the concentration of ………….
a) intermediate complex b) the incoming ligand
c) none of them d) all of them
3- The dissociative mechanism can be compared with the ……type,
but it differs in the law of the observed reaction rate.
a) SN2 b) E1
c) E2 d) SN1
4- the intermediate in the dissociative mechanism has coordination
number ……….
a) 7 b) 5
c) 8 d) 4
5- In the first step of The Associative mechanism which
intermediate is formed
a) ML5 b) ML6
c) ML6L’ d) none of them
6- The type of reaction of the Associative mechanism is ………
a) second-order b) first order
c) third order d) zero order
7- the intermediate in the Associative mechanism has coordination
number ……….
a) 6 b) 7
c) 8 d) 4
8- General substitution reactions of octahedral complexes
mechanism are.……..
a) D Mechanism b) A Mechanism
c) ID Mechanism d) all of them
9- in …….. mechanism, the transition state involves a large
elongation of one of the M-L bonds without complete rupture.
a) D Mechanism b) A Mechanism
c) ID Mechanism d) none of them
10- There are three factors that can affect the reaction mechanism
as well as the rate law……….
a) Effect of Solvent. b) Ion-Pair Formation.
c) Formation of a Conjugate Base (CB). d) all of them.
11- The rate of exchange of water molecules in octahedral
complexes increases with …… the volume of the metal ion.
a) increasing b) decreasing
c) none of them d) all of them
12- For the metal ions M+, M2+, and M3+ that have the same volume,
it is found that the ions that have ….. charge exchange of water
molecules faster.
a) larger b) smaller
c) No d) none of them
13- Anation is:
a) the substitution of an uncharged ligand by an anionic ligand
b) the substitution of an uncharged ligand by another uncharged ligand
c) the substitution of an anionic ligand by another anionic ligand
d) the substitution of an anionic ligand by an uncharged ligand
14- Which intermediate is formed during SNI Substitution?
a) Square pyramidal or TBP b) Tetrahedral
c) Trigonal d) Octahedral wedge
15- Which type of mechanism occurs in Base hydrolysis?
a) SNI b) SN2
c) SNI (CB) mechanism d) None of These
16- the product of this reaction is ….
a) Cis b) Cis and Trans
c) Trans d) none of them
17- the product of this reaction is ….
a) Cis b) Cis and Trans
c) Trans d) none of them
18- Which intermediate is formed during
the ‘A’ Mechanism?
(a) Square pyramidal or TBP. (b) Tetrahedral
(c) Pentagonal bipyramid. (d) Octahedral wedge
19- the product of this reaction is ….
a) Cis b) Cis and Trans
c) Trans d) none of them
20- the product of this reaction is ….
a) Cis
b) Cis and Trans
c) Trans
d) none of them
21- In the ‘A’ mechanism if the starting complex is cis, In case of cis
attack, of legend the product will be ………..
a) Cis b) Cis and Trans
c) Trans d) none of them
22- In the ‘A’ mechanism if the starting complex is trans, In case of
cis attack, of legend the product will be ………..
a) Cis b) Cis and Trans
c) Trans d) none of them
23- The replacement of ligand by …...group is known as base
hydrolysis
a) H2O b) NO2
c) OH d) None of them
24- In water-exchange reactions in octahedral complexes, the
reaction proceeds with ……… mechanism.
a) D Mechanism b) A Mechanism
c) ID Mechanism d) none of them
25- Which statement is correct
a) A dissociative mechanism is a 2-step mechanism with the leaving
group departing in the second step.
b) An associative mechanism is a 2-step mechanism; the intermediate
has a lower coordination number than the starting complex.
c) In a dissociative interchange mechanism, bond breaking dominates
over bond formation.
d) In an associative interchange mechanism, the entering group
associates with the substrate after the leaving group has departed.
26- What type of mechanism do square planar complexes generally
react with more than octahedral complexes?
a) Radical mechanism
b) Electrophilic aromatic substitution mechanism
c) Associative mechanism
d) Dissociative mechanism
27- Examples of square planar transition metal complexes are….
a) Ni (II) b) Rh(I)
c) Pd (II) d) all of them
28- The substitution process in square planar complexes is ………
a) Stereospecific b) bond specific
c) physical specific d) none of them
29- Factors which affect the rate of substitution in Square Planar
Metal Complexes ………
a) Role of the entering group. b) The role of the leaving group.
c) Effect of the metal center. d) all of them
30- ……..the effect of a coordinated ligand upon the rate of
substitution of ligands opposite to it.
a) bi effect b) trans effect
c) metal effect d) none of them
31- The correct descending order according to trans effect
a) Olefins> CN->CH3>I b) I > CN->CH3> Olefins
c) CN-> Olefins >CH3>I d) Olefins> CN->CH3>I
32- ……..that is ligands can influence the ground state properties of
groups to which they are trans.
a) trans influence b) cis influence
c) bi influence d) none of them
33- the properties that ligands can influence are…….
a) Metal-ligand bond lengths. b) Vibration frequency or force constants
c) NMR coupling constants d) all of them
34- The cis isomer of [Pt (NH3)2Cl2] complex can be prepared from
the reaction of [PtCl4]-2 with ……….
a) Cl- b) NH3
c) F- d) Na+
35- The trans isomer of [Pt (NH3)2Cl2] complex can be prepared
from the reaction of [Pt (NH3)4]2+with ……….
a) Cl- b) NH3
c) Br- d) Na+
36- Grinberg has found that there is a relation between the trans
effect and the …………..of the ligands coordinated to the central
ion
a) valence b) bonding
c) polarization d) none of them
37- The ………. focus on the activity of some ligands such as
carbonyl (CO), phosphines (PR3), and olefins which are known as
strong π acceptors.
a) Polarization Theory b) The π acceptors theory
c) Group theory d) none of them
38- complexes of Pt (II) which has a higher polarization degree have
a …….. trans effect over those with a lower polarization degree
such as Pd (II) and Pt(IV).
a) lower b) shorter
c) higher d) none of them
39- For five-coordinate species, exchange between the trigonal
bipyramid and the square pyramid has ……..barrier energy
a) low b) high
c) strong d) none of them
40- The difficulty in breaking the Pt-Cl bond increases with
………the attracting of the chloride ion by platinum ion in the Pt
complex.
a) decreasing b) not change
c) low d) increasing