MPSC PYQ

Coordination compounds

Tested in 2 real MPSC questions across 2 years (20192020). See it in context on the interactive Concept Graph →

Years it was asked

What you need to know first

Oxidation state calculationElectronic configuration of d-block elements

Real questions that test this

खालीलपैकी कोणते लुईस आम्ल नाही ? Which of the following is not a Lewis acid?

1)बेरीअम क्लोराईड (BaCl₂)✓ Correct
2)बोरॉन ट्राय क्लोराईड (BCl₃)
3)बेरीलीअम क्लोराईड (BeCl₂)
4)बोरॉन ट्राय फ्लोराईड (BF₃)

A Lewis acid is an electron-pair acceptor. Barium chloride (BaCl2) is an ionic compound and acts as a source of chloride ions, not an electron-pair acceptor in the Lewis sense, unlike boron and beryllium halides which have incomplete octets.

टेट्राहेड्रल [Ni(CO)4] व्यामिश्र/जटिल (complex) मध्ये विजोड इलेक्ट्रॉन्सची संख्या ______ आहे. The number of unpaired electrons in tetrahedral [Ni(CO)4] complex is ________

1)0✓ Correct
2)1
3)2
4)3

In [Ni(CO)4], nickel is in the 0 oxidation state with a 3d8 4s2 configuration. CO is a strong field ligand that causes pairing of electrons, resulting in sp3 hybridization and zero unpaired electrons.