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CN- is a strong field ligand. This is due to the fact that

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Important Questions on Coordination Compounds

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When concentrated HCl is added to aqueous solution of CoCl2, its colour changes from reddish pink to deep blue. Which complex ion gives blue colour in reaction?
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The complex that has highest crystal field splitting energy , is:
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Identify the correct trend given below:

(Atomic No. = Ti : 22, Cr : 24 and Mo : 42)
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Which of the following complex ions has electrons that are symmetrically filled in both t2g and eg orbitals?
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The correct increasing order for the wavelengths of absorption in the visible region for the complexes of Co3+ is:
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The calculated spin-only magnetic moments BM of the anionic and cationic species out of Fe H 2 O 6 +2 and Fe CN64- respectively, are:
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The octahedral complex of a metal ion M3+ with four monodentate ligands L1, L2, L3 and L4 absorb wavelengths in the region of red, green, yellow and blue, respectively. The increasing order of ligand strength of the four ligands is
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The correct order of the spin –only magnetic moment of metal ions in the following low-spin complexes, [V(CN)6]4-,[Fe(CN)6]4-,[Ru(NH3)6]3+ and [Cr(NH3)6]2+, is:
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Pick out the correct statement with respect to [Mn(CN)6]3-. 
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The energies of dxy and dz2 orbitals in octahedral and tetrahedral transition metal complexes are such that
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Jahn-Teller effect is not observed in high spin complexes of
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The complex ion that will lose its crystal field stabilization energy upon oxidation of metal to +3 state is:
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What is the correct electronic configuration of the central atom in K4FeCN6 based on crystal field theroy?
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Complete removal of both the axial ligands (along the z-axis ) from an octahedral complex leads to which of the following splitting patterns? (relative orbital energies not on scale).
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Three complexes,
CoClNH352+I,  CoNH35H2O3+(II) and CoNH363+III
absorb light in the visible region. The correct order of the wavelength of light absorbed by them is:
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In aqueous solution, CoH2O62+X reacts with molecular oxygen in the presence of excess NH3 to give a new complex Y. The number of unpaired electrons in X and Y are, respectively
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The correct increasing order of trans-effect of the following species is
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Homoleptic octahedral complexes of a metal ion M3+ with three monodentate ligands L1, L2 and L3 absorb wavelengths in the region of green, blue and red respectively. The increasing order of the ligand strength is: