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Chemistry

Isomerism In Coordination Compounds

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Weightage: 8 / 20 Yrs

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Questions
9 MCQs

01
PYQ 2006
easy
chemistry ID: neet-200

[Co(NH3)4(NO2)2]Cl exhibits:

1. linkage isomerism, ionization isomerism, and optical isomerism
2. linkage isomerism, ionization isomerism, and geometrical isomerism
3. ionization isomerism, geometrical isomerism, and optical isomerism
4. linkage isomerism, geometrical isomerism, and optical isomerism

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02
PYQ 2007
easy
chemistry ID: neet-200

The compound that gives a pair of enantiomorphs is:
(en = NH2 CH2CH2 NH2)

1. [Co(NH3)4Cl2]NO2

2. [Cr(NH3)6][Co(CN)6]

3. [Co(en)2Cl2]Cl

4. [Pt(NH3)4][PtCl6]

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03
PYQ 2009
easy
chemistry ID: neet-200

Which of the following ions doesn't exhibit optical isomerism?

(en = ethylenediamine)

1. [Co(en)2Cl2]+

2. [Co(NH3)3Cl3]

3. [Co(en)Cl2(NH3)2]+

4. [Co(en)3]3+

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04
PYQ 2010
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

The existence of two different coloured complexes with the composition of [Co(NH3)4Cl2]+is due to:

1. Linkage isomerism

2. Geometrical isomerism

3. Coordination isomerism

4. Ionisation isomerism

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05
PYQ 2011
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

The complexes [Co(NH3)6][Cr(CN)6] and [Cr(NH3)6][Co(CN)6] show:

1. Ionisation isomerism

2. Co-ordination isomerism

3. Geometrical isomerism

4. Linkage isomerism

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06
PYQ 2011
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

The number of geometrical isomers shown by PtPyNH3BrCl are:

1. 4 2. 0
3. 2 4. 3
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07
PYQ 2015
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

The number of possible isomers for the complex will be:
(en=ethylenediamine)

1. Two (2) 2. One (1)
3. Three (3) 4. Four (4)
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08
PYQ 2018
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201
The type of isomerism shown by the complex [CoCl2(en)2]+ is:
1. Geometrical isomerism 2. Coordination isomerism
3. Ionization isomerism 4. Linkage isomerism
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09
PYQ 2024
easy
chemistry ID: neet-202
Match the complexes from List-I with their corresponding type of isomerism from List-II:
List-I (Complex) List-II
(Type of isomerism)
A. I. Solvate isomerism
B. II. Linkage isomerism
C. III. Ionization isomerism
D. IV. Coordination isomerism
Choose the correct option:
1. A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
2. A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
3. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
4. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
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