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Coordination Compounds

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Top 10 MHT-CET PYQs to practise first

The questions and kinds of question asked most often come first. Each one says how often and in which papers.

  1. Question 1

    This type asked 12 times: 2 May 2023 S2, 16 May 2023 S1, 10 May 2024 S1, 23 Apr 2025 S1, 25 Apr 2025 S2, 17 Apr 2026 S1, 17 Apr 2026 S2, 18 Apr 2026 S1, 18 Apr 2026 S2, 13 May 2026 S1, 14 May 2026 S1, 19 May 2026 S1. This one: 19 May 2026 S1 See all 12 of this type

    39
    What is the effective atomic number of Cu in [Cu(NH3)4]2+\mathrm{[Cu(NH_3)_4]^{2+}}?

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  2. Question 2

    This type asked 10 times: May 2021 S1, May 2022 S1, 11 May 2023 S1, 15 May 2023 S2, 22 Apr 2025 S1, 11 Apr 2026 S1, 13 Apr 2026 S2, 19 Apr 2026 S1, 14 May 2026 S1, 15 May 2026 S2. This one: 15 May 2026 S2 See all 10 of this type

    34
    What type of hybridization is present in [CoF6]3−\mathrm{[CoF_6]^{3-}} ?

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  3. Question 3

    This type asked 10 times: 3 May 2023 S2, 20 Apr 2025 S2, 23 Apr 2025 S1, 25 Apr 2025 S2, 26 Apr 2025 S1, 26 Apr 2025 S2, 15 Apr 2026 S2, 17 Apr 2026 S2, 18 Apr 2026 S1, 18 Apr 2026 S2. This one: 18 Apr 2026 S2 See all 10 of this type

    36
    Which of the following is a correct increasing order of ligand field strength ?

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  4. Question 4

    This type asked 9 times: 4 May 2023 S1, 15 May 2023 S2, 11 May 2024 S1, 11 May 2024 S2, 14 May 2024 S2, 20 Apr 2025 S2, 26 Apr 2025 S1, 26 Apr 2025 S2, 20 Apr 2026 S2. This one: 20 Apr 2026 S2 See all 9 of this type

    35
    Which of the following complex is neutral?

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  5. Question 5

    This type asked 8 times: 2 May 2023 S1, 2 May 2023 S2, 16 May 2023 S2, 9 May 2024 S1, 11 May 2024 S1, 12 May 2024 S2, 19 Apr 2025 S2, 12 May 2026 S1. This one: 12 May 2026 S1 See all 8 of this type

    33
    What is the number of electron pairs involved in the formation of coordinate bonds in cisplatin?

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  6. Question 6

    This type asked 7 times: 10 May 2023 S1, 19 Apr 2025 S2, 16 Apr 2026 S2, 12 May 2026 S1, 15 May 2026 S2, 19 May 2026 S1, 19 May 2026 S2. This one: 19 May 2026 S2 See all 7 of this type

    36
    Which of the following coordination compounds exhibits linkage isomerism?

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  7. Question 7

    This type asked 7 times: 9 May 2023 S1, 10 May 2023 S1, 10 May 2024 S1, 10 May 2024 S2, 13 May 2024 S2, 20 Apr 2026 S2, 15 May 2026 S1. This one: 15 May 2026 S1 See all 7 of this type

    34
    Which of the following complexes is homoleptic?

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  8. Question 8

    This type asked 7 times: May 2022 S1, 9 May 2023 S1, 11 May 2023 S1, 25 Apr 2025 S1, 15 Apr 2026 S2, 16 Apr 2026 S1, 14 May 2026 S2. This one: 14 May 2026 S2 See all 7 of this type

    36
    Identify a complex having four unpaired electrons in it

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  9. Question 9

    This type asked 7 times: 16 May 2023 S2, 9 May 2024 S1, 12 May 2024 S1, 22 Apr 2025 S1, 22 Apr 2025 S2, 25 Apr 2025 S1, 13 Apr 2026 S1. This one: 13 Apr 2026 S1 See all 7 of this type

    36
    Among the given ligands, the negative ligand is

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  10. Question 10

    This type asked 6 times: 11 May 2023 S2, 9 May 2024 S2, 10 May 2024 S2, 12 May 2024 S2, 13 May 2024 S2, 13 May 2026 S1. This one: 13 May 2026 S1 See all 6 of this type

    35
    Which of the following is a hexadentate ligand?

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