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32. The solid laboratory reagent ‘A’ gives the following reactions -
(i) it imparts green colour to the flame
(ii) its solution does not give a precipitate on passing H2S
(iii) when it is heated with solid K2Cr2O7 and concentration H2SO4, a red gas is evolved. When
this gas passed into aqueous solution of NaOH, turns it yellow -
Identify ‘A’
(1) PbCl2 (2) BaCl2 (3) NaCl (4) None of these
CuO
33. Mg3N2 ¾H¾
¾2O
® A(gas) ¾¾
¾® B + C(g) + H O
D 2

C(g) can be obtained by heating

(1) (NH4)2SO4 (2) (NH4)2Cr2O7 (3) NH4NO3 (4) NH4Cl
34. Calcium imide on hydrolysis will give gas (B) which on oxidation by bleaching powder gives gas (C), gas
(C) on reaction with magnesium give compound (D). (D) on hydrolysis gives again gas (B). (B), (C) and
(D) are respectively
(1) NH3, N2, Mg3N2 (2) N2, NH3, MgNH
(3) N2 , N2O5 , Mg(NO3)2 (4) NH3, NO2 , Mg(NO2)2
35. In which of the molecule on hydrolysis proton donor oxyacid is not formed from their central atom-
(1) NCl3 (2) PCl3 (3) SF4 (4) P4O10

ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 3 1 2 4 1 4 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 2
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 2 2 4 1 3 4 2 3 1 4 3 2 2 1 1
Que. 31 32 33 34 35
Ans. 3 2 2 1 1

6. COORDINATION COMPOUNDS
1. Y ¬¾
KI
¾ CuSO 4 ¾¾¾¾
dil H 2SO4
® X(Blue colour) , X and Y aree
(diatomic covalent
molecule)

(1) X = I2, Y = [Cu(H2O)4]2+ (2) X = [Cu(H2O)4]2+, Y = I2

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(3) X = [Cu(H2O)4]+, Y = I2 (4) X = [Cu(H2O)5]2+, Y = I2

2. The aqueous solution of CuCrO4 is green because it contains
(1) green Cu2+ ions (2) green CrO42– ions
(3) blue Cu2+ ions and green CrO42– ions (4) blue Cu2+ ions and yellow CrO42– ions
3. In nitroprusside ion, the iron exists as Fe2+ and NO as NO+ rather than Fe3+ and NO respectively. These
forms of ions are established with the help of
(1) magnetic moment in solid state (2) thermal decomposition method
(3) by reaction with KCN (4) by action with K2SO4
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4. Excess of KI reacts with CuSO4 solution and then Na2S2O3 solution is added to it. Which of the
statements is incorrect for this reaction :
(1) Evolved I2 is reduced (2) CuI2 is formed
(3) Na2S2O3 is oxidised (4) Cu2I2 is formed
5. When conc. H2SO4 was treated with K4[Fe(CN )6], CO gas was evolved. By mistake, somebody
used dilute H2SO4 instead of conc. H2SO4 then the gas evolved was
(1) CO (2) HCN (3) N2 (4) CO2
6. Hydrogen peroxide oxidises [Fe(CN)6]4– to [Fe(CN)6]3– in acidic medium but reduces [Fe(CN)6]3–
to [Fe(CN)6]4– in alkaline medium. The other products formed are, respectively :
(1) (H2O + O2) and (H2O + OH–) (2) H2O and (H2O + O2)
(3) H2O and (H2O + OH–) (4) (H2O + O2) and H2O
2-
7. Aqueous solution of FeSO4 gives tests for both Fe2+ and SO 4 but after addition of excess of KCN,

solution ceases to give test for Fe2+. This is due to the formation of
(1) the double salt FeSO4.2KCN.6H2O (2) Fe(CN)3
(3) the complex ion [Fe(CN)6]4– (4) the complex ion [Fe(CN)6]3–
8. Which of the following Werner’s complex has least electrical conductivity ?
NH3 Cl
NH3 H3N NH3
Cl

3+
3+
Co Cl Co
(1) (2) Cl
Cl H3N NH3
NH3
NH3 NH3 Cl
Cl NH 3
H3N NH3 Cl NH3

3+ 3+
Co Co Cl
(3) (4)
Cl Cl
Cl NH3
NH3 NH 3

9. Which of the following order is correct for the IR vibrational frequency of CO.
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(1) [Fe(CO)4]2– < [Co(CO)4]– < [Ni(CO)4] (2) [Fe(CO)4]2– > [Co(CO)4]– > [Ni(CO)4]
(3) [Fe(CO)4]2– > [Co(CO)4]– < [Ni(CO)4] (4) [Fe(CO)4]2– < [Co(CO)4]– > [Ni(CO)4]
10. Which of the following has higher stretching frequency for C–O bond -
(1) [Ni(CO)3PF3] (2) [Ni(CO)3(PMe3)]
(3) both have equal stretching frequency (4) None of these

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11. Which of the following has higher multiple bond character in M–C bond -

(1) [Ni(CO)4]

(2) [Co(CO)4]–

(3) [Fe(CO)4]2–

(4) (2) and (3) both have equal multiple bond character in M–C bond

12. Which of the following statement is correct regarding the compound " [(CO)3Fe(CO)3Fe(CO)3]".

(1) The dC–O (bridging) is greater than dC–O (terminal)

(2) The bond order of bridging C – O bond is greater than that of terminal C – O bond

(3) The E.A.N. value of each Fe-atom is 35

(4) The oxidation state of Fe in this complex is (–I)

13. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT regarding the following compound

[Pt(NH3)4] [PtCl4]

(1) It is the polymerisation isomer of [Pt(NH3)3Cl3]

(2) E.A.N. of cationic part is equal to that of anionic part

(3) It is the co-ordination isomer of [Pt(NH3)3Cl] [Pt(NH3)Cl3]

(4) Synergic bonding is not involved in the complex

14. The complexes given below show:

and

(C2H5)3P Cl Cl
Pt Pt
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(C2H5)3P Cl Cl
(1) Optical isomerism (2) Co-ordination isomerism
(3) Geometrical isomerism (4) Co-ordination position isomerism
15. How many coordination isomers of [Pt(NH3)4][PtCl4] show geometrical isomerism.
(1) All (2) One (3) Two (4) None

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16. Identify the pair of complex which are stereoisomer of each other -
–
2– 2–
S O– O S O S– S
–
O
C (II) C C (II) C
(1) Pt and Pt
C – C C C
S O O– S O S– S– O
a b
c a c b
(III) (III)

(2) Co and Co
b b a a
c b

NO2 NH3 NH3 NH2

(II) (II)
(3) Pt & Pt
NH2 NH2 NH2 NO2
(4) All of the above
17. Find complex which have maximum number of stereoisomers -
(1) [Ma3b3] (2) [Ma3b2c] (3) [Ma2b2c2] (4) [M(AA)a2b2]
18. The complex ion has two optical isomers. Their CORRECT configurations are:

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

19. One unknown complex has the spin only magnetic moment is of 1.73 BM. As per the C. F. T., complexe
is.
(1) d7, octahedral, with strong field ligand (2) d9, [Link], with strong field ligand
(3) d9, tetrahedral with weak field ligand (4) All of these
+2
20. [Fe(H2O)6] has Crystal Field Splitting Energy value 10,400 cm–1 and pairing energy value
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17,600 cm–1 then it is :

(1) Low spin complex (2) Paramagnetic in nature
(3) Diamagnetic in nature (4) None of these
21. A complex of certain metal has the magnetic moment of 4.91 BM whereas another complex of the same
metal with same oxidation state has zero magnetic moment. The metal ion could be
(1) Co2+ (2) Mn2+ (3) Fe2+ (4) Fe3+

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22. On treatment of [Ni(NH3)4]2+ with concentrated HCl, two compounds I and II having the same
formula, [NiCl2(NH3)2] are obtained, I can be converted into II by boiling with dilute HCl. A
solution of I reacts with oxalic acid to form [Ni(C2O4)(NH3)2] wheras II does not react. Point out
the correct statement of the following
(1) I cis, II trans; both tetrahedral (2) I cis, II trans; both square planar
(3) I trans, II cis; both tetrahedral (4) I trans, II cis; both square planar
23. Select appropriate ligand for given complex
III
[Co(.....)6 ]± x ; m = 0 BM
–
(1) C2O42– (2) en (3) H2O (4) F
24. Which of the following is correct electronic configuration of 3d orbital in excited state of central metal
ion, when [Ti(H2O)6]3+ absorbed yellow-green light.

1
(1) 3 d (2) t2g , eg0

1
(3) t2g , eg1 0
(4) t2g , eg1
25. Select INCORRECT statement(s) for [Cu(CN)4]3–, [Cd(CN)4]2– and [Cu(NH3)4]2+ complex ion.
(A) Both [Cd(CN)4]2– and [Cu(NH3)4]2+ have square planar geometry
(B) [Cu(CN)4]3– and [Cu(NH3)4]2+ have equal no. of unpaired electron
(C) [Cu(CN)4]3– and [Cd(CN)4]2– can be separated from the mixture on passing H2S gas.
(D) All the three complexes have magnetic moment equal to zero.
(1) A, B (2) A, B, C (3) A, B, D (4) B, C, D
26. Which of the following statement(s) is/are INCORRECT

(A) In [CoBrCl(en ) 2 ]+ geometrical isomerism exists, while optical isomerism does not exist

(B) Potassium aquadicyanidosuperoxidoperoxidochromate(III) is IUPAC name for

K2[Cr(CN)2O2(O2)(H2O)]
(C) There are 3 geometrical isomers and 15 stereoisomers possible for [Pt(NO2)(NH3)(NH2OH)(py)]+ and
[PtBr Cl I (NO2)(NH3)(py)] respectively
(D) cis and trans forms are not diastereomers of each other
(1) A, B (2) B, C, D (3) A, C, D (4) A, B, C, D
27. Which of the following is CORRECT about
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Tetraamminedithiocyanato-Scobalt(III) tris(oxalato)cobaltate(III)
(A) formula of the complex is [Co(SCN)2(NH3)4][Co(ox)3]
(B) It is a chelating complex and show linkage isomerism.
(C) It shows optical isomerism.
(D) It shows geometrical isomerism.
(1) A, C (2) B, C, D (3) A, D (4) C, D

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28. Which of the following compound(s) can show optical isomerism ?
(A) [PtCl4]2– (B) [PtCl2(NH3)2] (C) [Fe(EDTA)]– (D) [Fe(en)3]3+
(1) Only C (2) Only D (3) A, C, D (4) C, D
29. One mole of the complex compound Co(NH3)5Cl3, gives 3 moles of ions on dissolution in water. One
mole of the same complex reacts with two moles of AgNO3 solution to yield two moles of
AgCl(s). The structure of the complex is -
(1) [Co(NH3)3Cl3].2NH3 (2) [Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl.NH3
(3) [Co(NH3)4Cl]Cl2.NH3 (4) [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2
30. Ammonia forms the complex ion [Cu(NH3)4]2+ with copper ions in alkaline solutions but not in acidic solution.
What is the reason for it :-
(1) In acidic solutions hydration protects copper ions
(2) In acidic solutions protons coordinate with ammonia molecules forming NH+4 ions and NH3 molecules
are not available
(3) In alkaline solutions insoluble Cu(OH)2 is precipitated which is soluble in excess of any alkali
(4) Copper hydroxide is an amphoteric substance
31. Among the properties (a) reducing (b) oxidising (c) complexing, the set of properties shown by CN– ion
towards metal species is :-
(1) c, a (2) b, c (3) a, b (4) a, b, c
32. The coordination number of a central metal atom in a complex is determined by :-
(1) The number of ligands around a metal ion bonded by sigma and pi-bonds both
(2) The number of ligands around a metal ion bonded by pi-bonds
(3) The number of ligands around a metal ion bonded by sigma bonds
(4) The number of only anionic ligands bonded to the metal ion
33. A solution containing 2.675 g of CoCl3.6NH3 (molar mass = 267.5 g mol–1) is passed through a cation
exchanger. The chloride ions obtained in solution were treated with excess of AgNO3 to give
4.30 g of AgCl (molar mass = 143.5 g mol–1). The formula of the complex is :-
(At. mass of Ag = 108 u)
(1) [CoCl(NH3)5]Cl2 (2) [Co(NH3)6]Cl3 (3) [CoCl2(NH3)4]Cl (4) [CoCl3(NH3)3]
34. Which one of the following complexes will consume more equivalents of aqueous solution of
Ag(NO3) ?
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(1) [Cr(H2O)6]Cl3 (2) Na2[CrCl5(H2O)] (3) Na3[CrCl6] (4) [Cr(H2O)5Cl]Cl2

35. [Co2(CO)8] displays :-
(1) no Co-Co bond, four terminal CO and four bridging CO
(2) one Co-Co bond, six terminal CO and two bridging CO
(3) no Co–Co bond, six terminal CO and two bridging CO
(4) one Co-Co bond, four terminal CO and four bridging CO

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36. On treatment of 100 mL of 0.1 M solution of CoCl3 . 6H2O with excess AgNO3; 1.2 × 1022 ions are
precipitated. The complex is :-
(1) [Co(H2O)4 Cl2]Cl.2H2O (2) [Co(H2O)3Cl3].3H2O
(3) [Co(H2O)6]Cl3 (4) [Co(H2O)5Cl]Cl2.H2O
37. Spin only magnetic moment of the compound Hg(II) [Co(SCN)4] is :-

(1) 3 (2) 15 (3) 24 (4) 8

38. Among the following complexes (K–P)
K3[Fe(CN)6] (K), [Co(NH3)6]Cl3 (L), Na3[Co(oxalate)3] (M), [Ni(H2O)6]Cl2 (N),
K2[Pt(CN)4] (O) and [Zn(H2O)6] (NO3)2 (P)
The diamagnetic complex are -
(1) K, L, M, N (2) K, M, O, P (3) L, M, O, P (4) L, M, N, O
39. NiCl2{P(C2H5)2(C6H5)}2 exhibits temperature dependent magnetic behavior (paramagnetic/diamagnetic).
The coordination geometries of Ni2+ in the paramagnetic and diamagnetic states are respectively :
(1) tetrahedral and tetrahedral (2) square planar and square planar
(3) tetrahedral and square planar (4) square planar and tetrahedral
40. Match each coordination compound in List-I with an appropriate pair of characteristics from List-II and
select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
{en = H2NCH2CH2NH2 ' atomic numbers ; Ti = 22 ; Cr = 24 ; Co = 27 ; Pt = 78}
List-I List-II
(P) [Cr(NH3)4Cl2]Cl (1) Paramagnetic and exhibits ionisation isomerism
(Q) [Ti(H2O)5Cl](NO3)2 (2) Dimagnetic and exhibits cis-trans isomerism
(R) [Pt(en)(NH3)Cl]NO3 (3) Paramagnetic and exhibits cis-trans isomerism
(S) [Co(NH3)4(NO3)2]NO3 (4) Dimagnetic and exhibits ionisation isomerism
Code :
P Q R S P Q R S
(1) 4 2 3 1 (2) 3 1 4 2
(3) 2 1 3 4 (4) 1 3 4 2
41. Fe2+ and Fe3+ can be distinguished by
(1) K3[Fe(CN)6] (2) K4[Fe(CN)6] (3) KSCN (4) All
42. Which of the following ligand is unsymmetrical bidentate ligand as well as having chiral centre which can
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not be symmetrical in any complex.

(1) pn (2) bn (3) gly– (4) dmg–
43. Which of the following ligand is of ambidentate type -
(1) NO3– (2) C2O42– (3) S2O3–2 (4) None of these
44. Arrange the following compound according to dC–C order.
(I) C2F4 (II) C2H4 (III) [PtCl3(C2H4)]¯
(1) I > II > III (2) III > II > I (3) II > I > III (4) II > III > I

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45. The total possible co-ordination isomers for the following compounds respectively are
[Co(en)3] [Cr(C2O4)3]
[Cu(NH3)4] [CuCl4]
[Fe(en)3] [Co(NO2)6]
(1) 4, 4, 4 (2) 2, 2, 2 (3) 2, 2, 4 (4) 4, 2, 4
46. Consider the following isomerism :-
(i) Ionization (ii) Hydrate (iii) Coordination
(iv) Gemoetrical (v) Optical
Which of the above isomerism(s) is/are exhibited by [Cr(NH3)2(OH)2Cl2]–
(1) (i) and (v) (2) (ii) and (iii) (3) (iii), (ii) and (i) (4) (iv) and (v)
47. Which of the following statements is/are false
(A) In [PtCl2(NH3)4]2+ complex ion, the cis-form is optically active, while trans-form is optically
inactive
(B) In [Fe(C2O4)3]3–, geometrical isomerism does not exist, while optical isomerism exists
(C) [Mabcd]n± square planar complexes exhibit both optical as well as geometrical isomerism
(D) In [Mabcd]n± tetrahedral complexes, optical isomerism cannot be observed
(1) A, C, D (2) B, C, D (3) A, B, C (4) A, B, D
48. Select incorrect match for the following complexes.
(1) [IrF6]3– (D > P) (2) [Co(H2O)6]3+ (D < P)
2-
(3) Fe(CO)5 (D > P) (4) [PdCl 2 (SCN ) 2 ] (D > P)

49. Column-I Column II

(A) [Ma2bcde]n ± (P) 3 optically inactive isomers
(B) [Ma2b2c2]n ± (Q) 4 geometrical isomers
(C) [Ma3bcd]n ± (R) 6 stereo(space)isomers
(D) [M(AB)c2d2]n ± (S) 2 optically active isomers
(where AB ® Unsym. bidentate ligand, a,b,c,d & e ® monodentate ligands)
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(1) (A)–P; (B)–R, S; (C)–P, Q, S; (D)–Q, R

(2) (A)–Q; (B)–R, S; (C)–R, S; (D)–Q, R
(3) (A)–R; (B)–P, Q; (C)–P, Q; (D)–P, Q
(4) (A)–P; (B)–P, Q; (C)–R, S; (D)–P, Q

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50. Which of the following statements is/are true
(A) In Ferrocyanide ion, the effective atomic number is 36
(B) Chelating ligands are atleast bidentate ligands
(C) [CrCl2(CN)2(NH3)2]¯ and [CrCl3(NH3)3] both have d2sp3 hybridisation
(D) As the number of rings in complex increases, stability of complex (chelate) also increases
(1) A, B only (2) B, C only (3) A, D only (4) A, B, C, D

ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 2 4 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 3 1 1 4 4
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 3 3 4 4 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 2 4 4 2
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 4 1 3 2 4
Que. 46 47 48 49 50
Ans. 4 1 2 1 4

7. d & f-BLOCK
1. An ornamental of gold having 75% of gold, it is of .............. carat.
(1) 18 (2) 16 (3) 24 (4) 20
2. A compound of mercury used in cosmetics, in Ayurvedic andYunani medicines and known as Vermilion
is -
(1) HgCl2 (2) HgS (3) Hg2Cl2 (4) HgI
3. The d-block element which is a liquid at room temperature, having high specific heat, less reactivity than
hydrogen and its chloride (MX2) is volatile on heating is
(1) Cu (2) Hg (3) Ce (4) Pm
4. A metal M which is not affected by strong acids like conc. HNO3, conc. H2SO4 and conc. solution of alkalies
like NaOH, KOH forms MCl3 which finds use for toning in photography. The metal M is
(1) Al (2) Hg (3) Au (4) Cu
5. Manganese steel is used for making railway tracks because
(1) it is hard with high percentage of Mn
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(2) it is soft with high percentage of Mn

(3) it is hard with small concentration of manganese with impurities
(4) it is soft with small concentration of manganese with impurities
6. Transition elements in lower oxidation states act as Lewis acid because
(1) they form complexes (2) they are oxidising agents
(3) they donate electrons (4) they do not show catalytic properties

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