Head Office: Andheri: 26245223 MUMBAI / DELHI/ AKOLA / KOLKATA / LUCKNOW

ANDHERI / BORIVALI / DADAR / CHEMBUR / THANE / MULUND/ NERUL / POWAI

IIT JEE 2013 TW TEST MARKS: 65
TIME: 1 HR TOPICS: COORDINATION COUMPOUND DATE:

SECTION-I
This section contains 10multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C)
and (D) for its answer, out which ONLY ONE is correct.
(+3, - 1)

1. Which is not correct in the case of ( )
2
4
Cu CN

(

complex?
(a)
2
dsp hybridization (b) Paramagnetic
(c) Square planar (d)All are correct

2. ( )
4
6
Fe CN

(

ion is
(a) Octahedral (b) Square planer (c) Bipyramidal (d) Tetrahedron

3. The structure of ( )
2
2
4
Cu H O
+
(

ion is
(a) Square planer (b) Tetrahedral (c) Octahedral (d) Distorted rectangle

4. Which of the following compounds will exhibit co-ordination isomerism
(a) ( )
2 3
6
Cr H O Cl (

(b) ( ) ( )
3
6 6
Cr NH Co CN ( (


(c) ( )
2
2
Cr en NO (

(d) None of these

5. Nickel has the highest oxidation state in
(a) ( )
4
Ni CO (b)
2 6
K NiF
(c) ( ) | |
3 4
6 2
Ni NH BF (

(d) ( )
4
6
K Ni CN (



6. In the complex
4 3
PtCl .3NH , the number of ionisable chlorines is
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1

7. Which of the following is an examples of co-ordination isomerism.
(a) ( ) ( )
3
6 6
Co NH Cr CN ( (

and ( ) ( )
3
6 6
Cr NH Co CN ( (


(b) ( )
3 4
5
Co NH Br SO (

and ( )
3 4
5
Co NH SO Br (


(c) ( )
2 3
6
Cr H O Cl (

and ( )
2 2 2
5
Cr H O Cl Cl .H O (


(d) ( )
3 2 2
5
Co NH NO Cl (

and ( )
3 2
5
Co NH ONO Cl (



8. Which complex is diamagnetic?
(a) ( )
4
6
Fe CN

(

(b) ( )
2
3
4
Cu NH
+
(

(c) ( )
3
2
6
Ti H O
+
(

(d) None

9. Which is high spin complex?
(a)
3
6
CoCl

(b)
3
6
FeF

(c) ( )
2
3
6
Co NH
+
(d) All are correct
10. The complex given below show.







(a) Co-ordination isomerism (b) Geometrical isomerism
(c) Optical isomerism (d) Bridged isomerism

SECTION-II
This section contains 9 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C)
and (D) for its answer, out which ONE OR MORE is/are correct.
(+3, 0)


11. Which of the following is/are tetrahedral
(a)
2
4
NiCl

(b) ( )
3
4
Cu CN

(

(c) ( )
2
2
4
Be H O
+
(

(d) ( )
4
Ni CO
12. Which one of the following salts does not produce a complex ion ( )
2
2
6
M H O
+
when dissolved in
excess of water.
(a)
4
CuSO (b)
4
ZnSO (c)
4
FeSO (d) ( )
2 4
3
Al SO

13. Which of the following is/ are diamagnetic?
(a) ( )
4
Ni CO (b) | |
2
4
PtCl

(c) ( )
3
2
6
Fe H O
+
(

(d) ( )
4
6
Fe CN

(



14. Which of the following is/ are expected to be colored?
(a) ( )
2
2
4
Cu H O
+
(

(b) ( )
2
4
Zn H O
2+
(

(c) ( )
3
2
6
Sc H O
+
(

(d) ( )
2
2
6
Fe H O
+
(



15. Which of the following can show geometrical isomerism?
(a) ( )
3 2
2
Pt NH Cl
(

(b) ( ) ( )
1
3 2 2
2 2
Co NH H O Br

(


(c) ( )
2
2
5
Co H O Cl
+
(

(d) ( )
4
Ni CO

16. For which of the following number of geometrical isomers is more than three?
(a) ( )
3 2 2
2
M NH Br Cl
(

(b) ( )
2
M en ClBr
(


(c) ( )
2
M gly Cl Br
(

(d) ( )
3 2
4
M NH Cl
(


17. Which of the following is/ are optically active?
(a) ( )
3 2
2
Pt NH Cl
(

(b) ( )
2
2
M en Cl
(


(c) ( )
2
2
M gly Cl
(

(d) ( )
3
M en
(



18. Which of the following is/ are paramagnetic?
Head Office: Andheri: 26245223 MUMBAI / DELHI/ AKOLA / KOLKATA / LUCKNOW
(a)
( )
3
3
6
Cr NH
+
(

(b) ( )
5
Fe CO (c)
( )
3
3
6
CO NH
+
(

(d)
( )
2
2
4
Zn H O
+
(



19. Which of the following complexes has square planer shape
2
dsp hybridization?
(a) ( )
2
4
Ni CN

(

(b) ( )
3
6
Cu CN

(

(c) | |
2
4
PtCl

(d) | |
2
4
PdCl



SECTION-III (Integer Answer Type)
This section contains 2 questions. The answer to each of the questions is a single digit integer,
ranging from 0 to 9. The correct digit below the question number in the ORS is be bubbled.
(+4, 0)

20. The number of ionisable halide ions in ( )
3 2
Pt NH Cl Br Cl (

is

21. When ( )
3 3
6
Co NH Cl (

ionises in water, the number of ions produce are.



Head Office: Andheri: 26245223 MUMBAI / DELHI/ AKOLA / KOLKATA / LUCKNOW


ANDHERI / BORIVALI / DADAR / CHEMBUR / THANE / MULUND/ NERUL / POWAI
TOPICS: COORDINATION COMPOUND (ANSWER KEY)

1. d 2. a 3.b 4.b 5.b 6. d 7. a

8. a 9. d 10.b 11.a, b, c, d 12.a, b 13.a, b, d 14.a, d

15. a, b 16. a, c 17. b, c, d 18. a 19. a, c, d 20. 1 21. 4

Head Office: Andheri: 26245223 MUMBAI / DELHI/ AKOLA / KOLKATA / LUCKNOW
COORDINATION COUMPOUND SOLUTION

1. (d)
All are correct.

2. (a)
It has 6 hybrid orbitals
( )
3 2
sp d and so it is octahedral.

3. (a)
Copper complexes generally involve co or dination number of 4 and
2
dsp hybridization (square
planar shape)

4. (a, b, c, d)
All have square planer shapes due to
2
dsp hybridization.

5. (b)
( ) ( ) 2 1 x 3 0 2 + + + = or x =+3

6. (d)
Greater the charge on central atom, greater is the stability of the complex.

7. (d)
See fundamentals.

8. (a)
It has no unpaired electrons.

9. (d)
All have weak filed ligands and thus give high spin complex.

10. (d)
All possess lesser number of unpaired electrons.

11. (a)
Ferrocene is a sandwitched complex.

12. (a)
The species outside the coordination sphere are ionisable but within but within the coordination
sphere are non ionisable.

13. (b)
( ) ( )
3
6 6
Cr NH Co CN ( (

exhibits co ordination isomerism.

14. (d)

4 3
Pt.Cl .3NH is ( )
3 3
3
PtCl NH Cl (

.If has only ionisable Cl.

Head Office: Andheri: 26245223 MUMBAI / DELHI/ AKOLA / KOLKATA / LUCKNOW
15. (a)
( ) ( )
3
6 6
Co NH Cr CN ( (

and ( ) ( )
3
6 6
Cr NH Co CN ( (

exhibit co ordination isomerism.

16. (d)
It will not show any isomers.

17. (b)
C is trans geometrical isomerism.

18. (b)
Others have plane of symmetry.

19. (b)

4
ZnSO

20. (1)
The compound has only one ionisableCl

ion.

21. (4)
( ) ( )
3
3 3 3
6 6
CO NH Cl CO NH 3Cl
+

( ( +