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Coordination Compounds DPP-04

1. The compounds [Cr(H2O)6]Cl3, [Cr(H2O)5Cl]Cl2. 8. Consider the following spatial arrangements of the
H2O and [Cr(H2O)4Cl2]Cl.2H2O exhibit octahedral complex [Co(NH3)4Cl2]+
(1) Linkage isomerism Cl Cl
(2) Geometrical isomerism H3 N Cl Cl NH 3
(3) Ionization isomerism Co Co
(4) Hydrate isomerism H 3N NH 3 H 3N NH 3
NH3 NH3
2. Which of the following complex compounds (I) (II)
exhibits cis-trans isomerism? NH 3 NH3
(1) [PtCl2(NH3)2] H3 N Cl H 3N Cl
(2) [PdCl2BrI] Co Co
(3) [Pt(NH3) (py) (Cl)(Br)] Cl NH3 H3 N NH 3
(4) All of these NH3 Cl
(III) (IV)
3. Which of the following complex compounds exhibits
Which of the following statements is incorrect
cistrans isomerism?
regarding these structures?
(1) [Co(NH3)4(H2O)Cl]
(1) I and II are enantiomers.
(2) [Co(NH3)3Cl3]
(2) II and III are cis and trans isomers respectively.
(3) [Co(NH3)4Cl2]
(3) III and IV are trans and cis isomers respectively
(4) All of these
(4) II and IV have identical structures.
4. Which of the following types of square planar
9. Which of the following pairs of structures represent
complexes can show geometrical isomerism
facial and meridional isomers (geometrical isomers)
(where M = metal, a, b = achiral ligands)?
respectively?
(1) Ma4 (2) Ma3b Cl Cl
(3) Ma2b2 (4) Mab3 NH3
H3 N Cl Cl
Co Co
5. Tetrahedral complexes of the types of [Ma4] and (1) and H N NH 3
H 3N Cl 3
[Ma3b] (where M = metal, a, b = achiral ligands) are
not able to show optical isomerism because NH3 Cl
(1) These molecules/ions possess Cn axis of symmetry Cl Cl
(2) These molecules/ions possess a plane of symmetry H3 N Cl H 3N Cl
and hence are achiral (2) Cl
Co and Co
(3) These molecules possess a centre of symmetry NH3 H3 N Cl
(4) These molecules/ions have nonsuperimposable Cl NH 3
mirror images Cl Cl
H3 N NH3 H3 N Cl
6. How many geometrical isomers are possible for the (3) Co Co
square planar complex H 3N and NH 3
Cl H 3N
[Pt(NO2)(py)(NH3)(NH2OH)]NO2? Cl Cl
(1) Four (2) Five Cl NH3
(3) Eight (4) Three H3 N Cl Cl
NH 3
Co and Co
7. Which of the following types of octahedral complexes (4) Cl
Cl H 3N NH3
will exhibit geometrical isomerism Cl
NH3
(where M = metal, a, b = achiral ligands)?
(1) [Ma6] (2) [Ma5b]
(3) [M(aa)3] (4) [Ma4b2]
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10. Which of the following statements is correct 13. Which of the following co-ordination compound has
regarding the chirality (optical isomerism) of the cis three stereoisomers?
and trans isomers of the type M(aa)2b2 (M stands for (1) [Cd(gly) (H2O) (NH3)]+
a metal, b is achiral ligand and (aa) is a bidentate (2) [PtBr2 (H2O)2]
ligand)? (3) [Cr(en)3]3+
b (4) [CoBr(NO2) (en)2]+
a a
M
14. Which of the following will have three stereoisomeric
forms?
a a (i) [Cr(NO3)3(NH3)3]
b (ii) K3[Co(C2O4)3]
trans (iii) K3[CoCl2(C2O4)2]
(1) The trans form is achiral and optically inactive (iv) [CoBrCl(en)2]
while the cis form is chiral and exists in two (1) (iii) and (iv) (2) (i), (iii) and (iv)
enantiomeric forms. (3) (iv) only (4) All four
(2) Both the cis and trans forms are achiral and
optically inactive. 15. Possible isomerism in complexes [Co(NH3)3(NO2)3]
(3) The trans form is chiral and exists in two and [Co(NH3)5(NO2)] Cl2, respectively are :
enantiomeric forms while the cis form is achiral (1) Linkage and optical
and optically inactive. (2) Geometrical and linkage
(4) Both the cis and trans forms are chiral, and (3) Optical and ionization
each exists in two enantiomeric forms. (4) Linkage and geometrical
11. The tris (ethylenediamine) cobalt (III) cation, 16. Which of the following complex is non-ionisable
[Co(en)3]3+, can have and has two geometrical isomers?
(1) Three stereoisomers, all chiral and optically (1) PtCl4.3NH3 (2) PtCl4.6NH3
active (3) PtCl4.2NH3 (4) PtCl4.4NH3
(2) Two chiral stereoisomers (enantiomers)
(3) Three stereoisomers, all achiral
(4) Two stereoisomers, both achiral

12. Which of the following type of isomerism is not

exhibited by [Co(H2O)3(NH3)2(NO3)] Br2 ?
(1) Linkage isomerism
(2) Ionization isomerism
(3) Hydrate isomerism
(4) Geometrical isomerism
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Answer Key
1. (4)
2. (4)
3. (4)
4. (3)
5. (2)
6. (4)
7. (4)
8. (1)
9. (1)
10. (1)
11. (2)
12. (1)
13. (4)
14. (1)
15. (2)
16. (3)

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