K.R.P. Matric. Hr. Sec. School, Sankari West.

CHEMISTRY
XII OBJECTIVE CHAPTERWISE ASSESSMENT TEST
CLASS : XII

MAX. MARKS : 120

DURATION: 30 mins

TOPIC(S): Coordination Compounds

INSTRUCTIONS: Every correct option carries +4 Marks and
incorrect option carries -1 Mark
According to Werner's theroy, the primary
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

CKCOOH
/

HOOCCH,2\

valencies of the central metal atom

N-CH,-CH,-N<

(c)

HOOCCH,''

are satisfied by negative ions or neutral molecule

are satisfied by negative ions
are equal to its coordination number
decide the geometry of the complex

CHCOOH
C00"

h2c/

>-CH-CH-N<ch2-cooh

Assertion (A) Mohr>s salt gives NH*, Fe2+ and

HOOC-'

S04~ ions in aqueous solution.

Reason (R) Mohr's salt is a double salt.

10. The

The primary and secondary valencies of chromium

in the complex ion, dichlorodioxalato chromium

(III) are respectively

(a) 3 and 4
4. Given

(b) 4 and 3

(c) 6 and 3

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

the molecular formula of some hexa

coordinated complex
A CoCl3 -6NH3
B C0CI3 -5NH3
C C0CI3 . 4NH3
If the number of coordinated NH3 molecules in A
B and C respectively are 6, 5 and 4, the pi
r mary
valency in (4), (B) and (C) are
.

correct option from the codes given below

According to Werner's theory, the secondary

valencies of the central metal atom correspond

to its

coordination number
oxidation state
Neither (a) nor (b)
Both (a) and (b)

EP

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Coordination number (CN) of a metal ion in a

complex can be defined as

(a) number of ligand donor atoms

(b) number of ligand donor atoms to which the metal is

indirectly bonded

chloride

tris (ethane-1 2-diamine)

,

N
.

[Co(en)3p

[R(NH3)2CI(NHPH3)]CI

PHHAJ*

Diammine chlorido

(methylamine) platinum (II)

chloride

Hexaaquatitanium (III) ion

<Z\

I /*>

a'

(a) fac
(c) cis

is

(b) mer
(d) trans

14. Which isomerism is represented in the following

square planar complex?
H2

h2
CH2
M

(a) +3

(b) 0

h2c

(c) +2

v CH,

[Manipal 2009]

H2

(d) +1

A complex compound in which the oxidation

(a) Optical isomerism

(c) Geometrical isomerism

H2
(b) Linkage isomerism
(d) No isomerism

15. The planar complex of the type MABCD gives

number of a metal is zero, is

(a) [Ni(CO)J
(c) K3[Fe(CN)6]
9

cobalt (III) ion

13. Octahedral complex

The oxidation state of Fe in the brown ring

[Ni(NH3)6]CI2

h2c

complex [Fe(H20)5N0]S04 is

(Formula)
1

directly bonded
(d) None of the above
.

Column II

(IUPAC name)

Hexaamminenickel (II)

(c) number of ligand donor atoms to which the metal is

Column 1

TR

(b) r
(d) Br" as well as Cr

12. Match the following Column and choose the

(b) 3, 2 and 1
(d) 3, 3 and 3

complex

the chemical test for

(a) 6. 5 and 4
(c) 0,1 and 2

the

11. The compound [CoCl3I(C2H5N)2]Br will show

EE

for

nitrito-N-pentamminecobalt (III) chloride

nitrito-N-pentamminecobalt (II) chloride
pentammine nitrito-N-cobalt (II) chloride
pentaammine nitrito-N-cobalt (III) chloride

(a) cr
(c) Br~

(d) 3 and 6

name

of A

(c) A is correct; R is incorrect

(d) R is correct; A is incorrect

IUPAC

[Co(N02)(NH3)5]C12 is

LE
A

(a) Both Aand Rare correct; R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are correct: R is not the correct explanation

CH2

IN

(b) [Pt(NH3)4]CI2
(d) K4[Fe(CN)6]

The correct structure of ethylenediaminetetraacetic

acid (EDTA) is

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

two geometrical isomers

two optical isomers
three optical isomers
three geometrical isomers
3+

16. The coordination compounds, [Co(NH3)6

[Cr(CN)6]3~ and [Cr(NH3)6] [Co(CN)6]3~ are
"

HOOCCHj\
(a)

(b)

i/
HOOCCH,'

HOOCv
HOOC

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/CHjCOOH
N-CH=CH-N<

CHjCOOH

/ COOH

>N-CH2-CH2-N<f

COOH

the examples of
(a) linkage isomerism
(b) coordination isomerism
(c) ionisation isomerism

(d) geometrical isomerism

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(a) sp}
(c) d~sp'

[Pd(C6H5 )2 (SCN)2] and [Pd(C6H5 )2(NCS)2] are

27.

(a) linkage isomers

(b) coordination isomers
(c) ionisation isomers

(b) d2sp(d) dsp:

The name of complex ion, [Fe(CN) ]3

(a) hexacyanitoferrate (III) ion
6

28.

[A/(ch)-.(C,04)]CI (where en is ethylene-diamine)

is

the fourth electron enters one of the eg

orbitals giving the configuration tig , when

(a) 6

(c) 8

(c) A0 = P

(d) A0>P

20. The correct relationship between At

expressed as
(a) A, = (9 / 4) A0
(c) A, = (7/5)A0

29.

and A0 is

(b) A; = (5/7) A0
(d) A, =(4/9) A0

21. Among the ligands NH3 en, CN and CO the

correct order of their increasing field strength is

diamagnetic in nature?
2

(a) [NiCI4]2
(c) [CuCI4]2

EE

(b) [Ni(CN)4]
'
(d) [CoF6]

Fe2+ and Co2+ are d4 d5, d6 and d' respectively.

,

Which one of the following will exhibit minimum

paramagnetic behaviour?

(a) [Mn(H20)6]2+
(c) [Co(H20)6]2
+

(b) [Fe(H20)6]2
(d) [Cr(H20)6]2+

(At. nos. Cr = 24, Mn = 25, Fe = 26, Co = 27)

TR

CO <NH3 <en <CI\T

NH3 <en <CN~ <CO
CN" <NH3 <CO <en
en <CN~ <NH3 <CO

Of the following complex ions, which is

30. The J-electron configurations of Cr2+, Mn*4,

"

(d) 9

LE
A

(b) A0<P

(b) 7

19. For d* ions

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

number of the metal M in the complex

(d) Both (a) and (c)

(a) A0>P

is

The sum of coordination number and oxidation

"

(c) [Ni (C0)4 ]

in complex

(b) tricyanoferrate (III) ion

(c) hexacyanidoferrate (III) ion
(d) hcxacyanoiron (III) ion.

(d) geometrical isomers

18. Which of the following compound has square

planar geometry?
2
(a) [Ni(CN)4]2~
(b) [NiCIJ

The hybridization involved

[Ni(CN)4f is (At. No. Ni = 28)

26.

IN

17. Due to the presence of ambidentate ligands

coordination compounds
show isomerism.
Palladium
complexes
of
the
type

22. The complex showing a spin-only magnetic

moment of 2.82 BM is

(b) [NiCi4 ]2~

(c) Ni(PPh3)4

(d) [Ni(CN)4 }2~

EP

(a) Ni(CO)4

23. [Co(NH3)5S04]Br and [Co(NH3 )s Br]S04

are

pair of ...A... isomers. Here, A refers to

(a) ionisation
(c) coordination

(b) ligand
(d) hydrate

24. When 1 mole of CrCl3 -6H20 is treated with

excess of AgN03 3 moles of AgCl are obtained.
The formula of the complex is
[NCERT Exemplar]
,

(a) [CrCI3(H20)3] . 3H20

(c) [CrCI(H20)5]C!2-H20

(b) [CrCI2(H20)4 ]CI2-2H20

(d) [Cr(H20)6]CI3

25. The metal ion in complex ...A... has EAN identical

to the atomic number of krypton. A is
(At. no. of Cr = 24, Fe = 26, Pd = 46) [)&k cet 2007]
(a) [Pd(NH3)6]Ci4
(c) Na4 [Fe(CN)6]

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(b) [Cr(NH3)5CI]S04
(d) K3[Fe(CN)6]

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