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Multiple choice questions

For some of these questions, you need data from the appendices of Inorganic Chemistry, third edition by C.E. Housecroft and A.G. Sharpe. On opening the book cover you will find a periodic table and a list of elements and atomic masses. Physical constants are listed on the back inside cover of the book.

Multiple choice questions by Catherine E. Housecroft.



 This activity contains 20 questions.

Question 1
1 Which statement most correctly describes crystal field theory for a d block complex of unspecified geometry?
 
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Question 2
2 Which of the following correctly places the ligands in their order in the spectrochemical series?
 
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Question 3
3 Which of the following correctly places the metal centres in their order in the spectrochemical series?
 
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Question 4
4 Which metal complex ion is expected to be subject to a Jahn-Teller distortion?
 
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Question 5
5 Which of the following complex ions is tetrahedral?
 
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Question 6
6 Match up the correct formula and magnetic property. Which pair is correct?
 
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Question 7
7 Which statement is incorrect about typical metal carbonyl complexes M(CO)n?
 
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Question 8
8 Which of the following is a π-donor ligand?
 
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Question 9
9 Which of the following complexes does not obey the 18-electron rule?
 
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Question 10
10 Which of the following statements is incorrect?
 
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Question 11
11 [Cr(CN)6]3– is expected to be:
 
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Question 12
12 Which series correctly places the ligands in order of increasing nephelauxetic effect?
 
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Question 13
13 For which pair of complexes is the order of values of Δoct correct?
 
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Question 14
14 The CFSE for a high-spin d4 octahedral complex is:
 
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Question 15
15 The visible spectra of salts of the following complexes are measured in aqueous solution. For which complex would the spectrum contain absorptions with the highest εmax values?
 
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Question 16
16 A d1 electron configuration corresponds to which of the following terms?
 
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Question 17
17 How many microstates are possible for a d2 configuration, including both weak and strong field limits?
 
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Question 18
18 The 'd-d' transitions in an octahedral [NiX6]2+ complex are:
 
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Question 19
19 For which of the following configurations for an octahedral, first row d-block metal ion do you expect there to be an orbital contribution to the magnetic moment?
 
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Question 20
20 Why does the absorption spectrum of aqueous [Ti(OH2)6]3+ exhibit a broad band with a shoulder?
 
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