MHT-CET Coordination Compounds — practice questions
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Practice MHT-CET Coordination Compounds in the app →A **ligand** in a coordination compound is best described as:**EDTA** (ethylenediaminetetraacetate) is a:Ethylenediamine (en, H₂N-CH₂-CH₂-NH₂) is a:The **oxidation state of Fe** in $K_4[Fe(CN)_6]$ is:The **coordination number** of the central metal in $[Co(NH_3)_4Cl_2]^+$ is:An **octahedral** geometry corresponds to a coordination number of:**Werner's primary valency** of a metal in a coordination compound is satisfied by:Which of the following is a **homoleptic** complex?Which is an example of an **ambidentate** ligand?The IUPAC name of $K_4[Fe(CN)_6]$ is:Which is **not** a feature of a **double salt**?The complex $[Cr(NH_3)_6]Cl_3$ on reaction with excess $AgNO_3$ produces:The IUPAC name of $[Co(NH_3)_5Cl]Cl_2$ is:The IUPAC name for the ligand **H₂O** in a coordination compound is:When two ligand names need numerical prefixes (e.g. 'ethylenediamine' which already has a number prefix in itsCisplatin, $[Pt(NH_3)_2Cl_2]$, is a **square planar** complex used as an anticancer drug. The trans-isomer:Which of the following octahedral complexes can exhibit **geometric (cis/trans)** isomerism?**Optical isomers (enantiomers)** in coordination compounds:The **Effective Atomic Number (EAN)** of Co in $[Co(NH_3)_6]^{3+}$ (Z(Co) = 27) is:In the complex $K_3[Cr(C_2O_4)_3]$, the coordination number and oxidation state of Cr respectively are:How many ions are produced per formula unit when $[Cr(NH_3)_6]Cl_3$ is dissolved in water?A purple complex of $CoCl_3$ with NH₃ gives **2 moles of AgCl** per mole of complex on treatment with excess $The oxidation state of Cr in $[Cr(CO)_6]$ is (Z(Cr) = 24):How many geometric isomers does the octahedral complex $[Co(en)_2Cl_2]^+$ exhibit?Which complex would exhibit **optical isomerism**?The IUPAC name of $[CoCl_2(en)_2]Cl$ is:Which complex obeys the **EAN rule** (EAN = noble gas count)?