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5. COORDINATION COMPOUNDS
WERNER’S THEORY OF CO-ORDINATION COMPOUNDS
1. The transition metals form a large number of ______
a) Complex compounds b) Alloys
c) Intrestiatial compounds d) All
2. In coordination compounds,metals show two types of valencies _____
a) Primary valency b) Secondary valency
c) Both Primary valency& Secondary valency d) None
3. According to Werner’s theory, Primary valency indicates ______
a) Colour b) coordination number
c) period number d) Oxidation state of the central metal atom or ion
4. According to Werner’s theory, Secondary valency indicates _______
a) ions b) Salt
c) Oxidation state d) coordination number of the metal
5. The primary valences are normally ionisable and are satisfied by _______
a) negative ions b) Positive ions
c) Neutral molecules d) None
6. The secondary valencies are non ionisable. These are satisfied by _______
a) Positive ions b) Salts
c) Neutral molecule or negative ions d) None of the above
7. The ions (or) group of atoms, that surround the central metal ion (or) atom in a co-ordination
complex are called _______
a) Molecule b) ligands c) double salt d) Simple salt
8. In the complex formation , the central metal atom /ion acts as
a) Lewis acid b) Lewis base
c) Bronsted base d) Bronsted acid
9. In modern formula, such spatial arrangements of the ligand atoms which are directly attached to
central atom\ion are called coordination __________
a) Hydra b) Hydrogen
c) Potyhydrogen d) Polyhedra
DEFINATIONS OF SOME IMPORTANT TERMS OF CO-ORDINATION
COMPOUNDS
10. The species within the square bracket are __________
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a) Valencies b) Catalysts
c) Alkali metals d) Coordination entities
11. The ions outside the square bracket of coordination entitiy are called _____
a) Ligands b) Counter ions
c) Alkali metals d) Coordinaton
12. The number of dative bonds around a metal ion or atom in a coordination complex is called
___________
a) corrdination compound b) mass number
c) Coordination number c )Atomic numbers

13. NO2 is____

a) Monodentate ligand b) Ambidentate ligand
c) Tridentate ligand d) Polydentate ligand

14. When a ligand is bound to a metal ion through a single donor atom, as with Cl  , H 2O or NH 3 , the
ligand is said to be ___________
a) Unidentale ligand b) Ambidentate ligand
c) Tridentate ligand d) Polydentate ligand
15. When a ligand can bind through two donor atoms as in H2N CH2 CH2 NH2 (ethane - 1, 2 -
diamine) or C2O42  (oxalate), the ligand is said to be ___________
a) Monodentate b) Bidentate
c) Tridentate d) Tetra dentate

16. When several donor atoms are present in a single ligand as in N  CH 2CH 2 NH 2 3 , the ligand is said
to be __________
a) Monodentate ligand b) Ambidentate ligand
c) Tridentate ligand d) Polydentate ligand
17. When a di or polydentate ligand uses its two or more donor atoms to bind a single metal ion, it is said
to be a _____________
a) Monodentate ligand b) Chelate ligand
c) Bidentate ligand d )none

18. In  Ni (CO ) 4  the oxidation state of Ni is

a) 0 b) 1
c) 2 d) 3

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19. The central metal atom/ion and the ligands attached to it are enclosed in square bracket and is
collectively termed as the ___________
a) Coordination sphere b) Coordination polyhedrom
c) Coordination entity d) Coordination number

20. Which of the following can give two moles of AgCl with AgNO3 solution

a) CoCl3 .6 NH 3 b) CoCl3 .5 NH 3

c) CoCl3 .4 NH 3 d) CoCl3 .3 NH 3
21. If the coordiantion number of the central metal ion or atom in a complex is equal to 5, then the shape
of complex is _______
a) Square planar b) Square pyramidal
c) Pentagonal planar d) Tetrahedral
22. If the coordiantion number of a complex is equal to 6 then the shape of complex is _______
a) Hexagonal planar b) Octahedral
c) Square pyramidal d) Pentagonal bipyramidal
23. Complexes in which a metal is bound to only one kind of donor groups, e.g., ,
3
Co  NH 3 6  are known as ________

a) Homolytic b )Heteroleptic
c )Homoleptic d) Synleptic
24. Complexes in which a metal is bound to more than one kind of donor groups e.g., ,

Co  NH 3 4 Cl2  are known as __________

a )Transleptic b) Heteroleptic
c) Homoleotic d) Achiroleptic
IUPAC OF CO-ORDINATION COMPOUNDS
25. The IUPAC name of [Cr(NH3)3(H2O)3]Cl3is _______
a )Chromium triaqua triammine chloride
b) Triqua triammine chomium (IV) chloride
c) Chromium triaqua triammine(III) chloride
d) Triammine triaqua chomium (III) chloride
26. The IUPAC name of [Co(H2NCH2CH2NH2)3]2(SO4)3 is ____

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a )Tris (ethane - 1 , 2 - diammine) cobalt (II) sulphate
b) Cobalt ( III) Tris (ethane - 1 , 2 - diammine) sulphate
c)Tris (ethane - 1 , 2 - diamine) cobalt (III) sulphate
d) Sulpho Tris (ethane - 1 , 2 - diammine) cobaltate (III)
27. The IUPAC name of [Ag(NH3)2][Ag(CN)2] is ___
a) Diammino argentate (I) dicyano argentate (II)
b) Diammine silver (I) dicyano argentate (I)
c) Diammino argentate (II) dicyano argentate (I)
d )Diammino silver (II) dicyano argentate (I)

28. The IUPAC name of Cu  NH 3  4  SO4 is________

a )Tetraammine copper (II) sulphite

b)Tetraammine copper (II) sulphate
c)Tetraammine cuprate (II) sulphate
d) Sulphonamime copper(II)

29. The IUPAC name of Co  NH 3 3 Cl3  is________

a )Triammine trichlorido cobalt (III)

b) Triammine trimine cobalt (II)
c) Triammine trichlorido cobalt (II)
d )Cobalt (III) triamine trichloride
ISOMERISM IN CO-ORDINATION COMPOUNDS
30. _______ isomerism arises in a coordination compound containing ambidentate ligand.
a )Linkage b )Solvate c )Coordination d )Ionisation
31. The isomerism arises from the interchange of ligands between cationic and anionic entities of different
metal ions present in a _____
a) Solvate b) Coordination isomerism
c )Optical d) Complex isomerism
32. ____ type of Isomerism arises when the coordination compounds give different ions in the solution.
a) Linkage isomerism b)Solvate isomensm
c ) Coordination isomerism d )Ionisation isomerism
33. The Isomerism arises when different number of solvent molecules are present inside and outside of
the coordination sphere _____

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a )Linkage b) Ionisation c )Solvate d) Disossciation
34. [Co(NH3)3(NO2)3] exhibits ____type of Isomerism.
a) Fac (or) Mer b )Cis (or) Trans
c)R - M isomerism d) E - Z isomerism
35. [Pt(NH3)2Cl2] exhibits______type of Isomerism.
a )Geometrical b )Optical
c) Coordinate d) d and l isomerism
36. [Co(en)3]3+ exhibits _____ type of Isomerism.
a ) d and l isomerism b) Optical Isomerism
c) Geometrical d )Both (a) & (b)
37. Trans-[CrCl2(OX)2]3- is optically ________
a )Active b) Inactive c) Can’t predict d) None
38. [Pt(NH3) (Br)(Cl)(py)] can show
a )Geometrical & optical b) Only Geometrical
c) Only Optical d) Neither geometrical nor optical
VALENCY BOND THEORY
39. CoF6 
3
is called __________
a) Outer orbital complex b) High spin complex

c) Spin free complex d) All

3
40. In the complex Co  NH 3 6  Co 3 hybridisation ________

a ) Sp3 d b) Sp3 d 2 c) d 2 Sp 3 d)None

In the complex CoF6  Co3 hybridisation ________

3
41.

a) Sp3 d 2 b) Sp3 d 3 c) d 2 Sp 3 d) Sp3 d

In the complex  NiCl4  Ni 2 hybridisation ______

2
42.

a) Sp b) Sp 3 c) Sp 2 d) dSp 2
2
43. In the complex  Ni  CN  4  Ni 2 hybridisation_____

a) Sp b) Sp 3 c) Sp 2 d) dSp 2

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44. [Co(NH3)6]3+ is
a) Inner orbital complex b) Low spin complex
c) Spin paired complex d) All
45. en is a_______________
a) Unidentate ligand b) Bidentate ligand
c) Ambidentate ligand c) Tridentate ligand
CRYTAL FIELD THEORY
46. t 2g orbitals are _____

a) d xy , d yz , d zx b) d xy , d x2  y 2

c) d z 2 , d yz d) d x2  y 2 , d z 2

47. eg orbitals are _____

a) d xy , d yz , d zx b) d xy , d x2  y 2

c) d z 2 , d yz d) d x2  y 2 , d z 2

48. I   Br   SCN   Cl   S 2  F   OH   C2O42  H2O  NCS   edta4  NH3  en  CN   CO

a series is termed as ______
a) Electrochemical series b) Spectrochemical series
c) Electromagnetic spectrum d) All
49. Two eg orbitals energy will increases by _____

4 3 9 5
a) 0 b)  0 c)  0 d)  0
9 5 4 3
50. Three t2g orbitals energy will decreases by ____

3 2 1 4
a)  0 b)  0 c)  0 d)  0
5 5 5 9

51. The relationship between  t and  0 ____

4 9 3 2
a)  t  0 b)  t  0 c)  t   0 d)  t  0
9 4 5 5
52. Synergic bond is present in ______ type of compounds.
a)Metal carbonates b) Metal Carbonyls
c) Metal chlorides d) None
53. Geometry of Iron penta carbonyl is ______

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a) Trigonal bipyramidal b) Tetrahedral
c) Square planar d) Octahedral
54. Wilkinson catalyst is ______

a) RhCl4 b)  CH 3 3 RhCl

c)  Ph3 P 3 RhCl d)  Php 3 Ph

55. The complex compound is used to be as an anticancer agent______

a) Cis - Platin b) Taxol c) Trans - platin d) All

ANSWER KEY
1) d 2) c 3) d 4) d 5) a 6) c 7) b 8) a 9) d 10) d
11) b 12) c 13) b 14) a 15) b 16) d 17) b 18) a 19) a 20) b
21) b 22 )b 23) c 24) b 25) d 26 ) c 27) b 28) b 29 )a 30) a
31) b 32) d 33) c 34 )a 35) a 36) d 37) b 38 )a 39) d 40) c
41) a 42) b 43) d 44 )d 45) b 46 )a 47) d 48) b 49) b 50) b
51) a 52) b 53) a 54) c 55) a

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