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Odd One Out: Chemistry Groups (ISC 12)Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the Lie: Periodic Trends (ISC 12)Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the outsider in each rowRead the answer and worked solution →Counting the coordination numberRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: coordination numberRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: the theories and their limitsRead the answer and worked solution →Highest oxidation states of transition metals are typically observed only in their:Read the answer and worked solution →In the complex $[\mathrm{Co(NH_3)_5\,Cl}]\mathrm{Cl_2}$, the oxidation state of cobalt isRead the answer and worked solution →Cis-trans isomerism is observed inRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the odd one outRead the answer and worked solution →Sort each complex by its geometryRead the answer and worked solution →Match each term to its definitionRead the answer and worked solution →The spin-only magnetic moment of $\mathrm{Fe}^{3+}$ (ground state) is approximately:Read the answer and worked solution →NEET · Chemistry · Tap d-Block Coordination ExamplesRead the answer and worked solution →NEET · Chemistry · Lanthanide or ActinideRead the answer and worked solution →The HEXACYANIDOFERRATE(II) ion $[\mathrm{Fe(CN)_6}]^{4-}$ contains iron in oxidation stateRead the answer and worked solution →In Crystal Field Theory, the 5 d-orbitals in an OCTAHEDRAL field split into:Read the answer and worked solution →In the spectrochemical series, which ligand is the STRONGEST field?Read the answer and worked solution →The drug CISPLATIN has the formula [Pt(NH3)2Cl2]. Its anti-cancer activity comes from the:Read the answer and worked solution →In Valence Bond Theory, an octahedral LOW-SPIN complex like [Co(NH3)6]³⁺ uses which hybridisation?Read the answer and worked solution →The unusual stability of EDTA-metal complexes is mainly due to the:Read the answer and worked solution →The COORDINATION NUMBER of the central metal in a complex isRead the answer and worked solution →A ligand that has ONLY ONE donor atom (which forms a single bond to the central metal) is calledRead the answer and worked solution →Coordination compounds of transition metals are often COLOURED. CFT explains this colour as arising fromRead the answer and worked solution →$[\mathrm{Ni(CO)_4}]$ is tetrahedral and diamagnetic. The oxidation state of nickel in this complex isRead the answer and worked solution →Which of the following coordination compounds shows OPTICAL ISOMERISM?Read the answer and worked solution →ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATE (EDTA) is a famous polydentate ligand. It isRead the answer and worked solution →The coordination number 6 most commonly gives which geometry?Read the answer and worked solution →The IUPAC name of $[\mathrm{Co(NH_3)_6}]^{3+}$ isRead the answer and worked solution →Among $\mathrm{Sc^{3+}}$, $\mathrm{Ti^{4+}}$, $\mathrm{V^{2+}}$ and $\mathrm{Zn^{2+}}$, which is **coloured** in aqueous solution?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Odd One Out: Chemistry Groups (ISC 12)

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Calcium
    2. Lithium
    3. Sodium
    4. Potassium
    Odd item
    Calcium
  2. Items
    1. Fluorine
    2. Argon
    3. Chlorine
    4. Bromine
    Odd item
    Argon
  3. Items
    1. Helium
    2. Neon
    3. Nitrogen
    4. Argon
    Odd item
    Nitrogen
  4. Items
    1. Methane
    2. Ethane
    3. Propane
    4. Ethene
    Odd item
    Ethene
Instructions
Tap the item that does not belong.

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Spot the Lie: Periodic Trends (ISC 12)

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Questions
  1. False statement
    Electronegativity decreases across a period.
    Statements
    1. Atomic radius decreases across a period left to right.
    2. Ionization energy increases across a period.
    3. Electronegativity decreases across a period.
  2. False statement
    Ionization energy increases down a group.
    Statements
    1. Ionization energy increases down a group.
    2. Atomic radius increases down a group.
    3. Metallic character increases down a group.
  3. False statement
    Group 1 metals have the highest electronegativity.
    Statements
    1. Fluorine is the most electronegative element.
    2. Group 1 metals have the highest electronegativity.
    3. Noble gases have very high ionization energies.
Instructions
Two statements are true, one is a lie. Tap the lie.

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Spot the outsider in each row

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Sc3+
    2. Ti4+
    3. Zn2+
    4. V2+
    Odd item
    V2+
  2. Items
    1. CN-
    2. I-
    3. Br-
    4. Cl-
    Odd item
    CN-
  3. Items
    1. Primary valency
    2. Secondary valency
    3. Oxidation state
    4. Ionisable
    Odd item
    Secondary valency
  4. Items
    1. Cisplatin
    2. Cis isomer
    3. Trans isomer
    4. Anti cancer drug
    Odd item
    Trans isomer
Instructions
In each row three entries share one property of a complex. Tap the one that does not.
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