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The document contains a series of tutorial questions related to transition metals, their properties, electron configurations, and coordination compounds. It covers topics such as oxidation states, ligand types, hybridization, and periodic trends in ionization energies. Each question is followed by multiple-choice answers, testing knowledge on various aspects of chemistry.

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Chem 121 Tutorials

The document contains a series of tutorial questions related to transition metals, their properties, electron configurations, and coordination compounds. It covers topics such as oxidation states, ligand types, hybridization, and periodic trends in ionization energies. Each question is followed by multiple-choice answers, testing knowledge on various aspects of chemistry.

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CHEM 121 TUTORIALS

1. Which of the following is properties is NOT a characteristic of transition metal ions


a Variable oxidation states
b. Form coloured solutions
c. Act as catalysts
d. React with water to produce strong alkaline solutions and Hydrogen gas~
2. What is the electron configuration of Cu2+?
a. [Ar] 4s2 3d7
b. [Ar] 4s1 3d8
c. [Ar] 3d9~
d. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d7
3. Which of the following reactions of Cu2+ is an example of a chelation reaction?
a. [Cu(H2O)6]2+ + 2OH- → [Cu(H2O)4(OH)2] + 2H2O
b. [Cu(H2O)6]2+ + CO32- → CuCO3 + 6H2O
c. [Cu(H2O)6]2+ + EDTA4- → [CuEDTA]2- + 6H2O~
d. [Cu(H2O)6]2+ + 2NH3 → [Cu(H2O)4(OH)2] + 2NH4+
4. Which of the following elements is not a transition metal?
a. Copper
b. Zinc~
c. Iron
d. Manganese
5. Which of the following electron arrangements does not represent an atom in its ground
state?

(1s) (2s) (2p) (3s)


a. (↑↓) (↑↓) (↑↓)(↑↓)(↑↓) (↑ )
b. (↑↓) (↑↓) (↑↓)(↑↓)(↑↓) (↑↓)
c. (↑↓) (↑↓) (↑↓)(↑ )(↑ )
d. (↑↓) (↑↓) ( ↑ ↓ ) ( ↑ ↓ ) ( )~
6. What is the name of the complex, [Ni(CO)4]?
a. Tetracarbonylnickel (0)~
b. Tetracarbonylnickel (II)
c. Tetracarbonylnickel (III)
d. Tetracarbonylnickel (IV)
7. Which has maximum paramagnetic character?
a. [Fe(CN)6]4-
b. [Cu(H2O)4]2+
c. [Cu(NH3)4]2+
d. [Mn (H2O)6]2+ ~
8. Which compound is zero valent metal complex?
a. [Cu(NH3)4]SO4
b. [Pt(NH3)2Cl2]
c. [Ni(CO)4]~
d. K3[Fe(CN)6]
9. Which complex cannot ionize in solution?
a. [Pt(NH3)6]Cl4
b. K2[Pt(F6)]
c. K4[Fe(CN)6]
d. [CoCl3(NH3)3]~

10. The oxidation state of iron in K4 [Fe(CN)6] is

a. 1

b. 2~

c. 3

d. 4

11. Which of these species doesnot act as ligand in formation of complexes?

a. CH3NH2

b. NH4+ ~
c. Cl-

d. OH-

12. Which of the following is a bidentate ligand?

a. Oxalato~

b. ammine

c. Aqua

d. OH-
13. Which of the following is the formula for tetraamminedihydroxoplatinum(IV) sulphate
a. [Pt(OH)2(NH3)4]SO4
b. [Pt(NH3)4(OH)2]SO4~
c. [Pt(NH3)4(OH)2SO4]
d. Pt[(NH3)4(OH)2SO4]
14. The colour of transition metal complexes is due to
a. d-d transition of electrons~
b. paramagnetic nature of transition elements
c. ionization
d. loss of s-electrons
15. Atoms of which transition element have only 1 electron in the 4s sub-shell?
a. Cr
b. Co
c. Sc
d. Zn
16. The number of unidentate ligands in the complex ion is called
a. Oxidation number
b. Primary valency
c. Coordination number~
d. Effective Atomic Number
17. A ligand can also be regarded as
a. Lewis acid
b. Bronsted base
c. Lewis base ~
d. Bronsted acid.
18. A group of atoms can function as a ligand only when
a. It is a small molecule
b. It has an unshared electon pair ~
c. It is a negatively charged ion
d. It is a positively charged ion.
19. The hybridization in Ni(CO)4 is :
a. sp
b. sp2
c. sp3 ~
d. dsp2.
20. The coordination compounds,[Co(NH3)6]3+, [Cr(CN)6]3- and [Cr(NH3)6]3+ , [Co(CN)6]3-
are examples of...
a. Linkage isomerism
b. coordination isomerism~
c. ionization isomerism
d. geometrical isomerism
21. According to postulates of Werner’s theory for coordination compounds, which of the
following is true ?
a. Primary valencies are ionizable ~
b. Secondary valencies ionizable
c. Only primary valencies are non-ionizable
d. Primary and secondary valencies are non-ionizable
22. For an electron with angular quantum number ℓ = 2, the magnetic quantum number m
can have
a. only one value
b. one of two possible values
c. one of three possible values
d. one of five possible values~
23. The total number of electrons allowed in a ℓ = 1 sublevel is
a. 2 electrons
b. 6 electrons~
c. 8 electrons
d. 10 electrons
24. A 3p electron can have possible magnetic quantum number m values of
a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 0, 1, and 2
c. -1, 0 and 1~
d. -2, -1, 0, 1 and 2
25. Which of the following set of quantum numbers would represent an electron in a 3d
orbital?
a. 3, 2, 1, -½
b. 3, 2, 0, +½
c. either a or b~
d. neither a nor b
26. The first ionization energies of the elements __________ as you go from left to right
across a period of the periodic table, and __________ as you go from the bottom to the top of a
group in the table.
a. increase, increase~
b. increase, decrease
c. decrease, increase
d. decrease, decrease
27. Of the choices below, which gives the order for first ionization energies?
a. Cl > S > Al > Ar > Si
b. Ar > Cl > S > Si > Al ~
c. Al > Si > S > Cl > Ar
d. Cl > S > Al > Si > Ar
28.__________ have the lowest first ionization energies of the groups listed.

a. Alkali metals~
b. Halogens
c. Alkaline Earth metals
d. Noble gases
29. Of the elements below, __________ is the most metallic.
a. Na
b. Mg
c. Al
d. K~
30. In general, as you go across a period in the periodic table from left to right:
(i) the atomic radius __________;
(ii) the electronegativity __________; and
(iii) the first ionization energy __________.
a. decreases, decreases, increases
b. increases, increases, decreases
c. increases, increases, increases
d. decreases, increases, increases~

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