Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Classify the following ligands into monodentate and polydentate —
- Ammonia
- Carbon monoxide
- Ethylene diamine
- Ethylene diamine tetra acetate ion
Advertisements
Solution
- Ammonia - monodentate
- Carbon monoxide - monodentate
- Ethylene diamine - polydentate
- Ethylene diamine tetra acetate ion - polydentate
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Explain the following, giving two examples:
Coordination entity
Write IUPAC names of the following compounds:

How is Benzonitrile converted to Benzophenone?
Write applications of co-ordination compounds in medicine and electroplating.
What happens when PCl5 is heated? Write the equations involved.
Write structures of compounds A, B and C in of the following reactions

Write the IUPAC name of the following complex:
[Co(NH3)5(CO3)]Cl
The ligand triethylenetetramine is _______.
The coordination number of Cr in [Cr(NH3)3(H2O)3]Cl3 is ___________.
The oxidation number of Fe in K4[Fe(CN)6] is ____________.
What is the coordination number of chromium in \[\ce{[Cr(NH3)2(H2O2)2]Cl3}\]?
When 0.1 mol \[\ce{CoCl3 (NH3)5}\] is treated with excess of \[\ce{AgNO3}\], 0.2 mol of \[\ce{AgCl}\] are obtained. The conductivity of solution will correspond to ______.
The correct \[\ce{IUPAC}\] name of \[\ce{[Pt(NH3)2Cl2]}\] is ______.
Which of the following complexes are homoleptic?
(i) \[\ce{[Co(NH3)6]^{3+}}\]
(ii) \[\ce{[Co(NH3)4 Cl2]^{+}}\]
(iii) \[\ce{[Ni(CN)4]^{2-}}\]
(iv) \[\ce{[Ni(NH3)4Cl2]}\]
Match the complex ions given in Column I with the colours given in Column II and assign the correct code:
| Column I (Complex ion) | Column II (Colour) |
| A. \[\ce{[Co(NH3)6]^{3+}}\] | 1. Violet |
| B. \[\ce{[Ti(H2O)6]^{3+}}\] | 2. Green |
| C. \[\ce{[Ni(H2O)6]^{2+}}\] | 3. Pale blue |
| D. \[\ce{(Ni(H2O)4 (en)]^{2+} (aq)}\] | 4. Yellowish orange |
| 5. Blue |
Match the coordination compounds given in Column I with the central metal atoms given in Column II and assign the correct code:
| Column I (Coordination Compound) | Column II (Central metal atom) |
| A. Chlorophyll | 1. rhodium |
| B. Blood pigment | 2. cobalt |
| C. Wilkinson catalyst | 3. calcium |
| D. Vitamin B12 | 4. iron |
| 5. magnesium |
What is the relationship between observed colour of the complex and the wavelength of light absorbed by the complex?
Which of the following is an ionic ligand?
Which one of the following ligands forms a chelate?
The oxidation number d-arbitral occupation and co-ordination number of Cr in the complex cis [Cr(en)2Cl2]Cl are respectively.
How many ions are produced from the complex Co(NH3)6]Cl2 in solution?
Given below are two statements.
Statement I: In CuSO4·5H2O, Cu-O bonds are present.
Statement II: In CuSO4·5H2O, ligands coordinating with Cu(II) ion are O- and S-based ligands.
In light of the above statement, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
What is meant by the chelate effect? Give an example.
Explain the following, giving two examples:
Coordination polyhedron
Explain the following, giving two examples:
Coordination number
Give two examples of unidentate ligands.
What is meant by didentate ligand?
Give two examples of ambidentate ligands.
