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Topic

Coordination compounds

Asked 2 times in GEO, peaking in 2024.
2
PYQs
1
Exams
1
Years active
2024–2024
Span
2024
Peak
2/2
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in GEO — 2 of 2 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2024
  • Recurs across 1 years (2024–2024)

Across exams

GEO · 2

How the concept evolved

224
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.

Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2024
Which one of the following is the IUPAC name of [Ag(NH3)2] [Ag(CN)2] ?
  1. A Diammine dicyanidodisilver(I)
  2. B Diammine dicyanidoargentate(I)
  3. C Diamminesilver(I) dicyanidoargentate(I) ✓
  4. D Dicyanidoargentate(I) diamminesilver(I)
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
GEO2024
Which one of the following Ni(II) complexes is diamagnetic and has tetrahedral geometry ?
  1. A [NiCl4]^2-
  2. B [Ni(CO)4] ✓
  3. C [Ni(NH3)4]^2+
  4. D [Ni(CN)4]^2-
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry

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