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Coordination Complexes (Previous Year) 1

1. According to crystal field theory, Ni2+ can have two unpaired electrons in
(a) Both octahedral and tetrahedral geometry
(b) Square-planar geometry only
(c) Tetrahedral geometry only
(d) Octahedral geometry only
Ans. (a)
2. [Ni(CN)4]2– and [NiCl4]2– complex ions are
(a) Both diamagnetic (b) Both paramagnetic
(c) Diamagnetic and paramagnetic respectively
(d) Antiferromagnetic and diamagnetic respectively
Ans. (c)
3. Green coloured Ni(PPh2Et)2Br2 has a magnetic moment of 3.20 B.M. The geometry and the number

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of isomers possible for the complex respectively, are
(a) square planar and one
(c) square planar and two
(b) tetrahedral and one
(d) tetrahedral and two
Ans. (b)
4. As a ligand Cl–
(a) Only -donor (b) Only -donor
(c) Both  and -donor (d) A -donor and a -acceptor
Ans. (c)
5. The coordination number of geometry of cerium in [Ce(NO3)6]2– are respectively,
(a) 6 and octahedron (b) 6 and trigonal prism
(c) 8 and cubic (d) 12 and icosahedron
Ans. (d)
6. NiBr2 reacts with (Et)(Ph)2P at –78ºC in CS2 to give red compound, ‘A’ which upon standing at
room temperature turns green to give the compound ‘B’ of the same formula. The measured magnetic
moments of ‘A’ and ‘B’ are 0.0 & 3.2 B.M respectively. The geometry of ‘A’ and ‘B’ are
(a) Square-planar and Tetrahedral (b) Tetrahedral and Square Planar
(c) Square-planar and Octahedral (d) Tetrahedral and Octahedral
Ans. (a)
7. The maximum bond order obtained from the molecular orbitals of a transition metal dimer formed
as linear combinations of d-orbitals alone is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
Ans. (b)
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8. If L is a neutral monodentate ligand, the species [AgL4]2+, [AgL6]2+ and [AgL4]3+ respectively are
(a) paramagnetic, paramagnetic and diamagnetic
(b) paramagnetic, diamagnetic and paramagnetic
(c) diamagnetic, paramagnetic and diamagnetic
(d) paramagnetic, diamagnetic and diamagnetic
Ans. (a)
9. Among, RO–, AsMe3, ROR’, CN–, AsMe3, RCO2–, SCN–, the set of ligands with good -acceptor
nature are
(a) RO–, RCO2–, SCN– (b) RO–, RCO2–, AsMe3
(c) AsMe3, CN–, SCN– (d) RO–, ROR’, RCO2–
Ans. (c)
10. The structures of the complexes [Cu(NH3)4] (ClO4)2 and [Cu(NH3)4](ClO4) is solution respectively
are
(a) square planar and tetrahedral (b) octahedral and square pyramidal
(c) octahedral and trigonal bipyramidal (d) tetrahedral and square planar
Ans. (a)
11. The number of unpaired electron(s) present in the species [Fe(H2O)5(NO)]2+ which is formed
during ‘brown ring test’ is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
Ans. (b)
12.
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The geometries of Ni(CO)4 and [NiCl4]2–, respectively are
(a) tetrahedral and square planar
(c) tetrahedral and tetrahedral
(b) square planar and tetrahedral
(d) square planar and square planar
Ans. (c)
13. The complexes K2 [NiF6] and K3 [CoF6] are
(a) both paramagnetic
(b) both diamagnetic
(c) paramagnetic and diamagnetic, respectively
(d) diamagnetic and paramagnetic, respectively
Ans. (d)

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