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Coordination Compounds Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a coordination compound?

a)

NaCl

b)

K₂[PtCl₆]

c)

CaCO₃

d)

C₆H₆

2.

What is the coordination number of cobalt in [Co(NH₃)₆]³⁺?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

2

3.

Which of the following ligands is bidentate?

a)

Cl⁻

b)

NH₃

c)

en (ethylene diamine)

d)

CN⁻

4.

The oxidation state of chromium in K₂[Cr₂O₇] is:

a)

+6

b)

+3

c)

+2

d)

0

5.

Which of the following has square planar geometry?

a)

[Ni(CN)₄]²⁻

b)

[Zn(NH₃)₄]²⁺

c)

[Co(NH₃)₆]³⁺

d)

[Cu(NH₃)₄]²⁺

6.

What is the oxidation state of Pt in [Pt(NH₃)₂Cl₂]?

a)

0

b)

+2

c)

+3

d)

-2

7.

The coordination number of Fe in [Fe(CN)₆]³⁻ is:

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

3

8.

Which of the following ligands is a strong field ligand?

a)

F⁻

b)

Cl⁻

c)

CN⁻

d)

OH⁻

9.

The correct IUPAC name of [Co(NH₃)₄Cl₂]Cl is:

a)

Tetramminedichlorocobalt(II) chloride

b)

Tetramminedichlorocobalt(III) chloride

c)

Dichlorotetramminecobalt(III) chloride

d)

Tetrachlorodiaminecobalt(III) chloride

10.

Which of the following complexes will show optical isomerism?

a)

[Pt(NH₃)₂Cl₂]

b)

[Co(en)₃]³⁺

c)

[Ni(CN)₄]²⁻

d)

[Zn(NH₃)₄]²⁺

11.

What is the color of [Cu(NH₃)₄]²⁺?

a)

Green

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Red

12.

Which of the following ligands can form chelates?

a)

Cl⁻

b)

NO₃⁻

c)

NH₃

d)

C₂O₄²⁻ (oxalate)

13.

The geometry of [PtCl₄]²⁻ is:

a)

Tetrahedral

b)

Square planar

c)

Octahedral

d)

Linear

14.

Which of the following is an example of linkage isomerism?

a)

[Co(NH₃)₆]Cl₃ and [CoCl₆]³⁻

b)

[Co(NH₃)₅NO₂]Cl₂ and [Co(NH₃)₅ONO]Cl₂

c)

[Ni(CN)₄]²⁻ and [Ni(NH₃)₄]²⁺

d)

[Fe(CO)₅] and [Fe(CN)₆]³⁻

15.

Which complex ion has a tetrahedral geometry?

a)

[Cu(NH₃)₄]²⁺

b)

[ZnCl₄]²⁻

c)

[Ni(NH₃)₄]²⁺

d)

[Co(NH₃)₆]³⁺

16.

The correct order of ligand strength according to the spectrochemical series is:

a)

I⁻ > Br⁻ > CN⁻ > NH₃

b)

CN⁻ > NH₃ > H₂O > I⁻

c)

H₂O > NH₃ > CN⁻ > Br⁻

d)

Cl⁻ > F⁻ > NH₃ > CN⁻

17.

Which type of isomerism is shown by [Pt(NH₃)₂Cl₂]?

a)

Geometrical isomerism

b)

Optical isomerism

c)

Linkage isomerism

d)

Ionization isomerism

18.

Which ion is paramagnetic?

a)

[Ni(CN)₄]²⁻

b)

[Co(NH₃)₆]³⁺

c)

[Fe(CN)₆]³⁻

d)

[Zn(NH₃)₄]²⁺

19.

Which of the following complexes will have a d²sp³ hybridization?

a)

[CoF₆]³⁻

b)

[Ni(CO)₄]

c)

[Fe(CN)₆]⁴⁻

d)

[Zn(NH₃)₄]²⁺

20.

Which complex exhibits ionization isomerism?

a)

[Co(NH₃)₆]Cl₃

b)

[Cr(NH₃)₅SO₄]Br

c)

[Cu(NH₃)₄]SO₄

d)

[Ni(NH₃)₆]Cl₂