Coordination Compounds — JEE Main PYQs

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  1. The electronic spectrum of shows a single broad peak with a maximum at . The crystal field stabilization energy (CFSE) of the complex ion, in kJ , is: …
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  2. The complex that can shows optical activity is:
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  3. Complex A has a composition of . If the complex on treatment with conc. loses of its original mass, the correct molecular formula of A is:
    [Given : atomic mass of …
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  4. The d - electron configuration of and , respectively are:
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  5. For a metal ion in an octahedral field, the correct electronic configuration is:
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  6. The values of the crystal field stabilization energies for a high spin metal ion in octahedral and tetrahedral fields, respectively, are:
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  7. The total number of coordination sites in ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA ) is ____.
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  8. The pair in which both the species have the same magnetic moment (spin only) is:
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  9. The number of isomers possible for is:
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  10. The Crystal Field Stabilization Energy (CFSE) of is :
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  11. The one that can exhibit highest paramagnetic behaviour among the following is: gly = glycinato ; bpy = 2, 2'-bipyridine
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  12. The correct order of the spin only magnetic moment of metal ions in the following low spin complexes, , and …
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  13. The following ligand is:
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  14. The calculated spin only magnetic moments (BM) of the anionic and cationic species of and , respectively, are:
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  15. The compound that inhibits the growth of tumors is:
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  16. The number of water molecule(s) not coordinated to copper ion directly in , is:
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  17. The one that will show optical activity is: (en = ethane-1, 2-diamine)
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  18. The degenerate orbitals of are:
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  19. The total number of isomers for a square planar complex is
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  20. Wilkinson catalyst is
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  21. The coordination number of Th in is: xalato
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  22. The number of bridging CO ligand(s) and Co - Co bond in respectively are:
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  23. The complex ion that will lose its crystal field stabilization energy upon oxidation of its metal to +3 state is
    (Phen = (see structure) and ignore pairing energy)
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  24. Complete removal of both the axial ligands (along the z -axis) from an octahedral complex leads to which of the following splitting patterns? (relative orbital energies not on scale).
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  25. The INCORRECT statement is:
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  26. The crystal field stabilization energy (CFSE) of and , respectively, are :-
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  27. Match the metal column I with the coordination compounds/enzymes column II

    Column I
    Metals
    a. Co
    b. Zn
    c. Rh
    d. Mg

    Column II
    Coordination compounds/enzymes
    i. Wilkinson catalyst
    ii. Chlorophyll
    iii. Vitamin
    iv. Carbonic anhydrase
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  28. is an organometalic compound due to the presence of
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  29. The metal d-orbital that can directly facing the ligands in are
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  30. The coordination numbers of Co and Al in and , respectively, are
    (en = ethane-1,2-diamine)
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  31. The compound used in the treatment of lead poisoning is:
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  32. The magnetic moment of an octahedral homoleptic Mn (II) complex is 5.9 BM. The suitable ligand for this complex is :
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  33. The maximum possible denticities of a ligand given below towards a common transition and inner-transition metal ion, respectively, are:
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  34. The correct statements among I to III are:
    I. Valence bond theory cannot explain the color exhibited by transition metal complexes
    II. Valence bond theory can predict quantitatively the magnetic properties of transition metal complexes
    III. Valence bond theory cannot distinguish …
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  35. The complex that has highest crystal field splitting energy( ) is
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  36. Homoleptic octahedral complexes of a metal ion '' with three monodentate ligands , and absorb wavelengths in the region of green, blue and red respectively. The increasing order of the ligand strength is
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  37. Two complexes (A) and (B) are violet and yellow coloured respectively. The incorrect statement regarding them is
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  38. The highest value of the calculated spin-only magnetic moment (in BM) among all the transition metal complexes is
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  39. The species that can have a trans-isomer is:
    (en = ethane-1,2-diamine, ox = oxalate)
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  40. Three complexes, …
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  41. Consider the following reaction and statements :

    (I) Two isomers are produced if the …
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  42. On treatment of 100 mL of 0.1 M solution of with excess ; ions are precipitated. The complex is :
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  43. The pair having the same magnetic moment is :
    [At. No.: ]
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  44. Which one of the following complexes shows optical isomerism?
    (en = ethylenediamine)
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  45. The number of geometric isomers that can exist for square planar is (py = pyridine):
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  46. Which of the following compounds is not colored yellow?
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  47. The octahedral complex of a metal ion with four monodentate ligands and absorb wavelengths in the region of red, green, yellow and blue, respectively. The increasing order of ligand strength of …
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  48. The equation which is balanced and represents the correct product(s) is:
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  49. Which of the following complex species is not expected to exhibit optical isomerism?
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  50. Which among the following will be named as dibromidobis(ethylene diamine)chromium(III) bromide ?
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