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Assignment

Coordination complexes II
1. Orbitals which participate in hybridisation in PtCl42– is
(a) 5d x2  y2 , 6s, 6p x , 6p y (b) 4d x2  y2 , 5s, 5p x , 5p y
(c) 6s, 6p x , 6p y , 6p z (d) 5s, 5p x , 5p y , 5p z
2. Which of following could act as bidentate ligand

(a) P(OPh)3 (b) NH2NH2 (c) N (d) None of these

O
3. Which ligand form O–M–N chelation
(a) 8-hydroxy quinoline (b) acac (c) en (d) None of these
4. Which of following does not exist on basis of electroneutrality principle
(a) [Be(H2O)4]2+ (b) [NiF6]4– (c) [Ni(H2O)6]2+ (d) [CoCl6]4–
5.
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The type of bonds present in CuSO4.5H2O are
(i) Co-ordinate (ii) Covalent (iii) Hydrogen bonding (iv) Ionic bonding
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i), (ii) and (iii) (c) (i) and (iii) (d) All above
6. Which of the following cannot act as a chelating agent ?
(a) HC(CH2CH2NH2)3 (b) CH3NHCH2CH2CH3
(c) N(CH2CH2NH2)3 (d) H2NCH2CH2CH2NH2
7. A complex of Ni(II), [NiCl2(PPh3)2] is paramagnetic. The analogous Pd(II) complex is diamagnetic.
The number of isomers that will exist for the Nickel and the palladium complexes are
(a) One, One (b) One, Two (c) Two, One (d) Two, Two
8. 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
9. Which of the following complexes do not uses their d orbitals in hybridisation
(a) HgI3– (b) MnO4– (c) [Fe(OH2)6]2+ (d) [PdCl4]2–
10. In the complex ion [Fe(EDTA)]– the coordination number and oxidation state of central metal ion is
(a) C.N. = 6, O.N. = +3 (b) C.N. = 1, O.N. = –1
(c) C.N. = 4, O.N. = + 2 (d) C.N. = 3, O.N. = +3
11. Which of the following pair of molecule have identical shape –
(a) [NiCl4]–2 and XeF4 (b) [Zn(H2O)4]+2 and SiCl4
(c) [Fe(CO)5] and XeOF4 (d) [Ag(NH3)2]+ and SF2

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12. Correct order of stability of complex according to electroneutrality principle is
(a) [Be(OH2)6]2+ > [Be(OH2)4]2+ > [Be(NH3)4]2+
(b) [Be(NH3)4]2+ > [Be(OH2)4]2+ > [Be(OH2)6]2+
(c) [Be(OH2)4]2+ > [Be(OH2)6]2+ > [Be(NH3)4]2+
(d) [Be(OH2)4]2+ > [Be(NH3)4]2+ > [Be(OH2)6]2+
13. NH3 as a ligand in neutral, acidic and basic medium respectively act as
(a) Monodentate, monodentate, monodentate
(b) Monodentate in neutral and acidic medium and bidentate in basic medium
(c) Monodentate in neutral medium and no denticity in acidic and basic medium
(d) Monodentate in neutral and basic medium and no denticity in acidic medium
14. Which of the following ligands does not behave as ambidentate ligand?
(a) NO2– (b) –SCN– (c) S2O32– (d) NO3–
15. As a ligand OH– is
(a) Only  donor ligand (b) Only  donor ligand
(c) Both  and  donor (d)  donor and  acceptor

ANSWER KEY
1. a 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. d 6. b 7. b
8. b 9. a 10. a 11. b 12. d 13. d 14. d
15. c
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