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CoordinationCompounds

Examplesof
MultipleChoiceQuestions
1.
The______sphereisenclosedinbracketsinformulasforcomplexspecies,anditincludesthe
centralmetalionplusthecoordinatedgroups.
(a)ligand
(b)donor
(c)oxidation
(d)coordination
(e)chelating

2.
Incoordinationchemistry,thedonoratomofaligandis
(a)aLewisacid.
(b)thecounterion
(c)thecentralmetalatom.
(d)theatomintheligandthatsharesanelectronpairwiththemetal.
(e)theatomintheligandthatacceptsashareinanelectronpairfromthemetal.

3.
Considerthecoordinationcompound,Na2[Pt(CN)4].TheLewisacidis
(a)[Pt(CN)4]2
(b)Na+
(c)Pt
(d)Pt2+
(e)CN

4.
Considerthecoordinationcompound,K2[Cu(CN)4].Acoordinatecovalentbondexistsbetween
(a)K+ andCN
(b)Cu2+ andCN
(c)K+ and[Cu(CN)4]2
(d)CandNinCN
(e)K+ andCu2+

5.
Giventhelistofligandsandtheircorrespondingnames,choosethepairthatdisagree.
LIGAND NAME
(a) OH
hydroxo
(b) CN

cyanide

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(c) Cl

chloro

(d) H2O
(e) NH3

aqua
ammine

6.
SelectthecorrectIUPACnamefor:[FeF4(OH2)2]
(a)diaquatetrafluoroiron(III)ion
(b)diaquatetrafluoroferrate(III)ion
(c)diaquatetrafluoroiron(I)ion
(d)diaquatetrafluoroferrate(I)ion
(e)noneofthese

7.
SelectthecorrectIUPACnamefor:[Co(NH3)6]2+
(a)hexammoniacobaltate(II)ion
(b)hexaamminecobaltate(II)ion
(c)hexammoniacobalt(II)ion
(d)hexaamminecobalt(II)ion
(e)hexammoniacobaltion

8.
WhichnameformulacombinationisNOTcorrect?
FORMULA
NAME
(a) [Co(NH3)4(OH2)I]SO4
tetraammineaquaiodocobalt(III)sulfate
(b) K[Cr(NH3)2Cl4]

potassiumdiamminetetrachlorochromate(III)

(c) [Mn(CN)5]2
(d) [Ni(CO)4]

pentacyanomanganate(II)ion

(e) Ca[PtCl4]

calciumtetrachloroplatinate(II)

tetracarbonylnickel(0)

9.
Whatistheoxidationnumberofthecentralmetalatominthecoordinationcompound
[Pt(NH3)3Cl]Cl?
(a)1
(b)0
(c)+1
(d)+2
(e)+3

10.
(ValanceBondTheory)Magneticmeasurementsindicatethat[Co(OH2)6]2+ has3unpaired
electrons.Therefore,thehybridizationofthemetal'sorbitalsin[Co(OH2)6]2+ is:
(a)sp3
(b)sp2d
(c)dsp2
(d)sp3d2
(e)d2sp3
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11.
Whichoneofthefollowingcomplexescanexhibitgeometricalisomerism?
(a) [Pt(NH3)2Cl2] (squareplanar)
(b) [Zn(NH3)2Cl2] (tetrahedral)
(c) [Cu(NH3)4]2+

(squareplanar)

(d) [Co(NH3)5Cl]2+ (octahedral)

(linear)

12.
Amoleculethatcannotbesuperimposedonitsmirrorimageissaidtoexhibitwhichofthe
following?
(a)geometricalisomerism
(b)opticalisomerism
(c)linkageisomerism
(d)reactiveisomerism
(e)coordinationisomerism

13.
Inwhichoneofthefollowingspeciesdoesthetransitionmetalionhaved3electronic
configuration?
(a)[Cr(NH3)6]3+
(b)[Co(OH2)6]2+
(c)[CoF6]3
(d)[Fe(CN)6]3
(e)[Ni(OH2)6]2+

14.
(ValenceBondTheory)Thecoordinationcomplex,[Cu(OH2)6]2+ hasoneunpairedelectron.
Whichofthefollowingstatementsaretrue?
(1)Thecomplexisoctahedral.
(2)Thecomplexisanouterorbitalcomplex.
(3)Thecomplexisd2sp3hybridized.
(4)Thecomplexisdiamagnetic.
(5)Thecoordinationnumberis6.
(a)1,4
(b)1,2,5
(c)2,3,5
(d)2,3
(e)4,5

15.
(CrystalFieldTheory)WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?
(a)Inanoctahedralcrystalfield,thedelectronsonametalionoccupytheegsetoforbitals
beforetheyoccupythet2gsetoforbitals.
(b)Diamagneticmetalionscannothaveanoddnumberofelectrons.
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(c)Lowspincomplexescanbeparamagnetic.
(d)Inhighspinoctahedralcomplexes, octislessthantheelectronpairingenergy,andis
relativelyverysmall.
(e)Lowspincomplexescontainstrongfieldligands.

16.
(CrystalFieldTheory)Whenthevalencedorbitalsofthecentralmetalionaresplitinenergyin
anoctahedralligandfield,whichorbitalsareraisedleastinenergy?
(a)dxyanddx2 y2
(b)dxy,dxzanddyz
(c)dxzanddyz
(d)dxz,dyzanddz2
(e)dx2 y2 anddz2

17.
(CrystalFieldTheory)Howmanyunpairedelectronsarethereinastrongfieldiron(II)
octahedralcomplex?
(a)0
(b)1
(c)2
(d)4
(e)6

18.
(CrystalFieldTheory)Considerthecomplexion[Mn(OH2)6]2+ with5unpairedelectrons.
Whichresponseincludesallthefollowingstatementsthataretrue,andnofalsestatements?
I.Itisdiamagnetic.
II.Itisalowspincomplex.
III.Themetalionisad5ion.
IV.Theligandsareweakfieldligands.
V.Itisoctahedral.
(a)I,II
(b)III,IV,V
(c)I,IV
(d)II,V
(e)III,IV

19.
(CrystalFieldTheory)Considerthevioletcoloredcompound,[Cr(OH2)6]Cl3andtheyellow
compound,[Cr(NH3)6]Cl3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?

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(a)Bothchromiummetalionsareparamagneticwith3unpairedelectrons.
(b) octfor[Cr(NH3)6]3+ iscalculateddirectlyfromtheenergyofyellowlight.
(c) octfor[Cr(OH2)6]3+ islessthan octfor[Cr(NH3)6]3+ .
(d)Asolutionof[Cr(OH2)6]Cl3transmitslightwithanapproximatewavelengthrangeof4000
4200angstroms.
(e)Thetwocomplexesabsorbtheircomplementarycolors.

20.
(CrystalFieldTheory)StrongfieldligandssuchasCN:
(a)usuallyproducehighspincomplexesandsmallcrystalfieldsplittings.
(b)usuallyproducelowspincomplexesandsmallcrystalfieldsplittings.
(c)usuallyproducelowspincomplexesandhighcrystalfieldsplittings.
(d)usuallyproducehighspincomplexesandhighcrystalfieldsplittings.
(e)cannotformlowspincomplexes.

Answers:
1.(d)2.(d)3.(d)4.(b)5.(b)6.(b)7.(d)8.(c)9.(d)10.(d)11.(a)12.(b)13.(a)14.(b)15.(a)16.
(b)17.(a)18.(b)19.(b)20.(c)
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