1) The number of mol es of AgCl

pr ec i pi t at ed w hen ex c ess of
AgNO
3
sol ut i on i s added t o
one mol e of [ Cr (NH
3
)
4
Cl
2
] Cl
sol ut i on i s
a) one
b) t hr ee
c ) t w o
d) f our
Answ er :
The c ompl ex has onl y
one mol e of i oni sabl e
c hl or i ne, t he c hl or i ne
out si de t he squar e
br ac k et . [ Cr (NH
3
)
4
Cl
2
] Cl
Ans : (a)
2) The oc t ahedr al and
par amagnet i c c ompl ex
i s
a) [ Fe(CN)
6
]
3-
b) [ Fe(CN)
6
]
4-
c ) [ Cu(NH
3
)
4
]
+2
d) [ Ni (CN)
4
]
-2
Char ge on Fe i s F
+3
El ec t r oni c Conf i gur at i on of Fe
+3
[ Ar ]
When st r ong l i gands CN
-
appr oac h
pai r i ng of el ec t r on t ak en pl ac e but
st i l l c ont ai ns one unpai r ed el ec t r on
henc e par amagnet i c
Answ er :
Ans : (a)
3) I oni sabl e and non -
i oni sabl e val enc y of
c opper i n [ Cu(NH
3
)
4
] SO
4
a) 4 and 2
b) 2 and 4
c ) 2 and 2
d) 1 and 4
I oni sabl e val enc y =
O.No.=2; Non i oni sabl e
i s c o-or di nat i on no.=4
Answ er :
Ans : (b)
4)Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng
c ompl ex w i l l gi ve w hi t e
pr ec i pi t at e w i t h
BaCl
2
(aq)?
a) [ Cr (NH
3
)
5
SO
4
] Cl
b) [ Co(NH
3
)
4
SO
4
] NO
2
c ) [ Cr (NH
3
)
5
Cl ] SO
4
d) bot h (1) and (3)
c ont ai ns i on
Answ er :
2
4
SO

Ans : (c )
5) The number of d-el ec t r ons
i n [ Cr (H
2
O)
6
]
+3
[ Z of Cr =24]
i s
a) 2
b) 3
c ) 4
d) 5
El ec t r oni c c onf i gur at i on
of Cr
+3
i s [ Ar ]
si nc e H
2
O i s a w eak f i el d
l i gand number of unpai r ed
el ec t r ons r emai n
unc hanged.
Answ er :
Ans : (b)
6) The donor at oms i n
EDTA ar e
a) t w o N and t w o O
b) t w o N and f our O
c ) f our N and t w o O
d) t hr ee N and t hr ee O
Answer :
Ans : (b)
7) Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng
l i gands i s not c hel at i ng?
a) EDTA
b) en
c ) ox l at e
d) pyr i di ne
Answer :
Ans : (d)
monodent at e l i gand c an
not f or m c hel at e
8) The I UPAC name of
[ CoCl (NO
2
)(en)
2
] Cl i s
a) c hl or oni t r obi s
(et hyl enedi ami ne) c obal t (I I I )
c hl or i de
b) c hl or oni t r obi s
(et hyl enedi ami ne) c obal t (I I )
c hl or i de
c ) c hl or obi s (et hyl ene di ami ne)
ni t r oc obal t (I I I ) c hl or i de
d) bi s (et hyl enedi ami ne)
c hl or oni t r oc obal t (I I I ) c hl or i de
Answer :
Ans : (c )
9) The I UPAC name f or t he
c ompl ex [ Cr Cl
2
(H
2
O)
4
] NO
3
i s
a) di c hl or ot et r aaquac hr omi um
(I I I ) ni t r at e
b) t et r aaquodi c hl or oc hr omat e
(I I I ) ni t r at e
c ) di c hl or ot et r aaqueous-
c hr omi um (I V) ni t r at e
d) t et r aaquadi c hl or oc hr omi um
(I I I ) ni t r at e
Answer :
Ans : (d)
10) The c hemi c al f or mul a
f or i r on hex ac yano-
f er r at e (I I ) i s
a) Fe[ Fe(CN
6
)]
b) Fe
3
[ Fe(CN)
6
]
c ) Fe
3
[ Fe(CN)
6
]
4
d) Fe
4
[ Fe(CN)
6
]
3
Answer :
Ans : (d)
11) The c ompound
[ Cr (H
2
O)
6
] Cl
3
and
[ Cr (H
2
O)
3
Cl
3
] 3H
2
O ar e
ex ampl e of
a) l i nk age i somer i sm
b) hydr at e i somer i sm
c ) l i gand i somer i sm
d) i oni zat i on i somer i sm
Answer :
Ans : (b)
12) The c ompl ex i ons
[ Co(NH
3
)
5
(NO
2
)]
2+
and
[ Co(NH
3
)
5
(ONO)]
2+
ar e
a) i oni zat i on i somer s
b) l i nk age i somer s
c ) c oor di nat i on i somer s
d) geomet r i c al
Answer :
Ans : (b)
13) The possi bl e number of
i oni zat i on i somer s f or
t he c ompl ex
[ MCl
2
Br
2
] SO
4
i s
a) 3
b) 2
c ) 4
d) 5
Answer :
Ans : (a)
[ MCl
2
Br
2
] SO
4
;
[ MCl Br
2
SO
4
] Cl ;
[ MCl
2
Br SO
4
] Br
14) The ef f ec t i ve at omi c
number of i r on (at .
No.26) i n t he c ompl ex
K
4
[ Fe(CN)
6
] i s
a) 24
b) 35
c ) 36
d) 18
Answer :
Ans : (c )
15) Coor di nat i on number
and ox i dat i on number
of Cr i n K
3
[ Cr (C
2
O
4
)
3
]
ar e, r espec t i vel y
a) 4 and +2
b) 6 and +3
c ) 3 and +3
d) 3 and 0
Answer :
Ans : (b)
16) I n w hi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng
c ompl ex t he c ent r al
met al i on i s not i n a st at e
of d
2
sp
3
hybr i di zed st at e
a) [ CoFe
6
]
3-
b) [ Co(NH
3
)
6
]
3+
c ) [ Fe(CN)
6
]
3-
d) [ Cr (NH
3
)
6
]
3+
Answer :
Ans : (a)
F i s a w eak l i gand, f or ms
out er d c ompl ex sp
3
d
2
17) Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng
i s par amagnet i c ?
a) K
4
[ Fe(CN)
6
]
b) K
3
[ Fe(CN)
6
]
c ) [ Ni (CO)
4
]
d) [ Co(NH
3
)
6
] Cl
3
Answer :
Ans : (b)
Fe
+3
[ Ar ]
18) I n t he c ompl ex
[ Ni (H
2
O)
2
(NH
3
)
4
]
2+
, t he
number of unpai r ed
el ec t r on i s
a) 0
b) 1
c ) 3
d) 2
Answer :
Ans : (d)
Ni
+2
has under gone sp
3
d
2
hybr i di sat i on
19) Whi c h one of t he
f ol l ow i ng i s not
ex pec t ed t o show
par amagnet i sm?
a) [ Ni (H
2
O)
6
]
2+
b) Ni (CO)
4
c ) [ Ni (NH
3
)
4
]
2+
d) [ Co(NH
3
)
6
]
2+
Answer :
Ans : (b)
Ni at om [ Ar ]
20) Whi c h c ompl ex has
squar e pl anar
st r uc t ur e?
a) Ni (CO)
4
b) [ Ni Cl
4
]
2+
c ) [ Ni (H
2
O)
6
]
2+
d) [ Cu(NH
3
)
4
]
2+
Answer :
Ans : (d)
(d) dsp
2
hybr i di sat i on
21) Amongst t he f ol l ow i ng
c ompl ex i ons, w hi c h
one has t he hi ghest
par amagnet i sm?
a) [ Cr (H
2
O)
6
]
3+
b) [ Fe(H
2
O)
6
]
2+
c ) [ Cu(H
2
O)
6
]
2+
d) [ Zn(H
2
O)
6
]
2+
Answer :
Ans : (b)
Fe
+2
[ Ar ]
H
2
O i s a w eak l i gand
22) The c ompounds
[ Co(NH
3
)
5
(Br )] SO
4
and
[ Co(NH
3
)
5
SO
4
] Br ar e
ex ampl es of
a) geomet r i c al i somer i sm
b) l i nk age i somer i sm
c ) i oni zat i on i somer i sm
d) opt i c al i somer i sm
Answer :
Ans : (c )
23) I n [ Co(NH
3
)
6
] Cl
3
t he
number of c oval ent
bonds i s
a) 6
b) 3
c ) 9
d) 18
Eac h NH
3
mol ec ul e has
3-c oval ent bonds
Ans : (d)
Answer :
24) Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng
st at ement s i s
i nc or r ec t ?
a) i n K
3
[ Fe(CN
6
) t he
l i gand has sat i sf i ed
onl y t he sec ondar y
val enc y of f er r i c i on
b) i n K
3
[ Fe(CN
6
) t he l i gand
has sat i sf i ed bot h
pr i mar y and sec ondar y
val enc i es of f er r i c i on
c ) i n K
4
[ Fe(CN
6
) t he l i gand
has sat i sf i ed bot h
pr i mar y and sec ondar y
val enc i es of f er r ous i on
d) i n [ Cu(NH
3
)
4
] SO
4
, t he
l i gand has sat i sf i ed
onl y t he sec ondar y
val enc y of c opper i on
CN
-
negat i ve l i gand
sat i sf i es bot h pr i mar y as
w el l as sec ondar y
val enc y of Fe
+3
Answer :
Ans : (a)
25) Among [ Ni (CO)
4
,
[ Ni (CN)
4
]
-2
and [ Ni Cl
4
]
-2
spec i es, t he
hybr i di sat i on st at es at
t he Ni at om ar e
r espec t i vel y
a) sp
3
, dsp
2
, dsp
2
b) sp
3
, dsp
2
sp
3
c ) sp
3
, sp
3
, dsp
2
d) dsp
2
, sp
2
, sp
3
CO and CN
-
ar e st r ong f i el d
l i gands w hi l e Cl
-
i s a w eak .
I n [ Ni (CO)
4
] Ni 3d
8
4s
2
shi f t s t o
3d
10
4s and has sp
3
hybr i di sat i on.
I n [ Ni (CN)
4
]
-2
, Ni
+2
3d
8
shi f t s t o
aqui r i ng dsp
2
hybr i di sat i on.
I n [ Ni Cl
4
]
-2
3d
8
r et ai ns t he
c onf i gur at i on and i s
sp
3-
hybr i di sed.
Answer :
Ans : (b)
26) Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng i s
not an at omi c or bi t al ?
a)s
b)p
c )f
d)o
I t i s a mol ec ul ar or bi t al
Ans : (d)
Answer :
27) I n t he f ol l ow i ng set ups
w hi c h w i l l gi ve ABMO?
ABMO are formed
when lobs of opposite
signs overlap
Ans : (b)
Answer :
28) Number of nodal planes in
t*2p
x
orbitals are
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) zero
Ans : (b)
*2p
x
Answer :
29) The di agr am
show s
a) ons
b) o* ns
c ) onpz
d) o* npz
Ans : (d)
Answer :
30) The electron probability
density
2
BMO is higher
than that for individual
atomic orbitals
by a factor of
a) 2
A
b) 2
B
c) 2
A

B
d)
( )
2 2
A B
+
( )
2 2
A B

For BMO
Di f f er enc e
( )
2
2
A B BMO
+ =
2 2 2
2
A B A B BMO
+ + =
( )
2 2 2
2
BMO A B A B
+ =
Ans : (c )
Answer :
31) What i s w r ong w .r .t
mol ec ul ar or bi t al ?
a) I t i s pol yc ent r i c i n
nat ur e
b) The el ec t r on c l oud
spr eads ar ound t he
nuc l ei of c ombi ni ng
at oms
c ) The shapes ar e
c ompl ex t han at omi c
or bi t al s
d) Al l ar e w r ong
Ans : (d)
Answer :
32) Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng i s
not c or r ec t w .r .t bond or der ?
a) Bond l engt h i s
i nver sel y pr opor t i onal
t o bond or der
b) Bond ener gy i s di r ec t l y
pr opor t i onal t o bond
or der
c ) Bond or der i s al w ays
a w hol e number
d) Bond f or mat i on
r equi r es N
B
t o be
gr eat er t han N
A
Bond or der may be a
f r ac t i on al so
Ans : (c )
Answer :
33) O
2
mol ec ul e i s par a
magnet i c bec ause of
a) [ t2P
x
]
1
and [ t2P
y
]
1
b) t* 2Px
1
and t* 2Py
1
c ) o2P and o* 2P
d) o* 2P and t* 2P
1
z
1
z
1
z
1
z
Ans : (b)
Answer :
34) Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng
i s par amagnet i c ?
a) O
2
b) O
2
-
c ) O
2
+
d) Al l of t hese
Ans : (d)
Answer :
35) Whi c h of (I ) CO (I I ) N
2
and (I I I ) CN
-
have t he
same bond or der ?
a) I and I I
b) I I and I I I
c ) I and I I
d) Al l I , I I and I I I
Al l CO, N
2
and CN
-
have 14
el ec t r ons. Henc e bond or der
same.
Ans : (d)
Answer :
36) Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng
i s c or r ec t w i t h r espec t
t o t he st abi l i t y or der of
H
2
, H
2
+
and H
2
-
?
a) H
2
> H
2
-
> H
2
+
b) H
2
> H
2
+
> H
2
-
c ) H
2
> H
2
+
= H
2
-
d) H
2
= H
2
+
= H
2
-
Event hough bot h H
2
+
& H
2
-
have same bond or der i n H
2
-
mor e el ec t r oni s i n ABMO
o
*
i s w hi c h mak es i t l ess
st abl e
Ans : (b)
Answer :
37) Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng
i s par amagnet i c ?
a) N
2
b) O
2
c ) O
2
-2
d) O
2
+2
I t has t w o unpai r ed
el ec t r ons
Answer :
Ans: b
38) Dur i ng t he c hanges N
2
t o
N
2
+2
and O
2
t o O
2
+2
t he
bond l engt hs i n r espec t i ve
c ases:
a) i nc r eases i n bot h
b) dec r eases i n bot h
c ) i nc r eases i n f i r st c ase and
dec r ease i n sec ond
d) dec r ease i n f i r st c ase
and i nc r eases i n sec ond
Ans : (c )
For N
2
t o N
2
+2
B. O c hanges
f r om 3 t o 2. Henc e bond
l engt h i nc r eases.
For O
2
t o O
2
+2
bond or der
c hanges f r om 2 t o 3 Henc e
bond l engt h dec r eases
Answer :
39) I n w hi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng
i oni zat i on pr oc ess t he bond
or der has i nc r eased and t he
magnet i c behavi or i s
c hanged?
a) N
2
N
2
+
b) C
2
C
2
+
c ) NO NO
+
d) O
2
O
2
+
NO has 15 el ec t r ons w i t h B.
O. = 2.5 par amagnet i c NO
+
has 14 el ec t r ons w i t h B. O. =
3 and di amagnet i c .
Ans : (c )
Answer :
40) The bond l engt hs i n t he
spec i es O
2
, O
2
+
and O
2
-
i ons ar e i n t he or der
a) O
2
+
> O
2
> O
2
-
b) O
2
+
> O
2
-
> O
2
c ) O
2
> O
2
+
> O
2
-
d) O
2
-
> O
2
> O
2
+
Bond or der O
2
-
= 1.5
O
2
= 2
O
2
+
= 2.5
Less t he bond or der mor e
w i l l be t he bond l engt h
Ans : (d)
Answer :
41) Bond or der val ue of
C-C bond i n benzene i s
ex pec t ed t o be
a) 0.5
b) 1
C) 1.5
D) 2
Ans : (c )
Answer :
Tot al 9 bonds f or 6
c ar bon at oms
Aver age BO = =1.5
9
6
42) The st abi l i t y or der of O
2
and i t s i ons i s
a) O
2
+2
> O
2
+
> O
2
> O
2
-
> O
2
-2
b) O
2
+2
= O
2
-2
> O
2
+
> O
2
-
> O
2
c ) O
2
+2
= O
2
+
> O
2
-2
> O
2
-
> O
2
d) O
2
-2
> O
2
-
> O
2
> O
2
+
> O
2
+2
B. O. ar e
O
2
+2
= 3,
O
2
+
= 2.5,
O
2
= 2,
O
2
-
= 1.5
O
2
-2
= 1
Ans : (a)
Answer :
43) Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng st at ement s
i s c or r ec t ?
a) si gma mol ec ul ar or bi t al s ar e
symmet r i c al about i nt er nuc l ear
ax i s
b) pi -mol ec ul ar or bi t al s ar e not
symmet r i c al about i nt er nuc l ear
ax i s
c ) Di at omi c spec i es havi ng equal
number of t ot al el ec t r ons have
equal bond or der .
d) Al l of t he above
Ans : (d)
Answer :
44) Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng
spec i es has unpai r ed
el ec t r ons?
a) N
2
b) N
2
2+
c ) N
2
-2
d) O
2
-2
N
2
-2
KK oy
2
o
*
y
2
t2P
x
2
t2P
y
2
t2P
z
2
. t
*
2P
x
1
t
*
2P
y
1
Ans : (c )
Answer :
45) Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng i s
c or r ec t w .r .t . met al l i c bond?
a) Met al i ons oc c upy l at t i c e
poi nt s
b) I t i s non di r ec t i onal bond
c ) I t i s a f or c e of at t r ac t i on
bet w een met al c at i ons
and del oc al i zed el ec t r ons
of t he el ec t r on sea.
d) Al l of t he above
Ans : (d)
Answer :
46) Met al l i c l ust er i s due t o
a) Absor pt i on and r e-
emi ssi on of phot ons by
osc i l l at i ng el ec t r ons
b) At t r ac t i on bet w een
k er nel s and el ec t r ons of
t he el ec t r on sea
c ) Ref l ec t i on of i nc i dent
l i ght
d) Coat i ng of t he sur f ac e by
some r ef l ec t i ng pol i sh
Ans : (a)
Answer :
47. The bond or der of NO i s 2.5 w hi l e
t hat of NO
+
i s 3. Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng
st at ement s i s t r ue f or t hese t w o
spec i es?
(a) Bond Lengt h of NO i s gr eat er
t han NO
+
.
(b) Bond Lengt h of t he NO
+
i s gr eat er
t han NO.
(c ) Bond l engt h of NO
+
i s equal t o t hat
of NO.
(d)Bond l engt h i s unpr edi c t abl e.
Answ er :
Bond Lengt h
1
. BO
o
Ans : (a)
48) Number of mol ec ul ar
or bi t al s f or med i s,
a) Equal t o number of
c ombi ni ng at omi c or bi t al s.
b) Less t han number of
c ombi ni ng at omi c or bi t al s
c ) Mor e t han t he number of
c ombi ni ng at omi c
or bi t al s.
d) Hal f t he number of
c ombi ni ng at omi c or bi t al s.
Answ er :
Ans: (a)
49) Whi c h of t he f ol l ow i ng i s
par amagnet i c and al so
has bond or der equal t o
0.5,
a) O
2
b) N
2
c ) He
2
d) H
2
+
Answ er :
Ans: (d)
49) A met t al i c bond i s,
a) I oni c
b) Pol ar Coval ent
c ) Non-Pol ar Coval ent
d)El ec t r ost at i c
Answ er :
Ans: (d)