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Chemistry - Coordination Compounds

Practise 37 BITSAT previous year questions on Coordination Compounds, compiled from papers spanning 2009 to 2024. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty BITSAT tests.

Coordination Compounds has been asked in 16 of the 16 years of BITSAT papers analysed (2009–2024), with 37 questions in all. 35% of them were easy, 49% moderate and 16% tough. Most of its questions came from 2024, with 11 questions that year. In the last three years (2022–2024) it had 16 questions across 6 papers, about 2.7 per paper.

The chapter's 6 topics are not weighted equally: Crystal Field Theory (10 questions, 27%), Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory (10 questions, 27%), and Terminology of coordination compounds (8 questions, 22%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory (5), Isomerism of coordination compounds (4), and Terminology of coordination compounds (4). Crystal Field Theory has produced the most tough questions (4).

  1. 1Ferrocene is:2024 (Memory Based Paper 1)Terminology of coordination compounds
  2. 2The chemical name of calgon is2024 (Memory Based Paper 1)Nomenclature of coordination compounds
  3. 3The complex with highest magnitude of crystal field splitting energy is2024 (Memory Based Paper 1)Crystal Field Theory
  4. 4IUPAC name of is2024 (Memory Based Paper 1)Nomenclature of coordination compounds
  5. 5Which of the following complexes will exhibit maximum attraction to an applied magnetic field?2024 (Memory Based Paper 1)Crystal Field Theory
  6. 6Which of the following is correct order of ligand field strength?2024 (Memory Based Paper 2)Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  7. 7The correct statement among the following is;2024 (Memory Based Paper 2)Terminology of coordination compounds
  8. 8The type of isomerism present in nitropentammine chromium (III) chloride is2024 (Memory Based Paper 2)Isomerism of coordination compounds
  9. 9Identify, from the following, the diamagnetic, tetrahedral complex2024 (Memory Based Paper 2)Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  10. 10Hybridisation and geometry of are2024 (Memory Based Paper 3)Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  11. 11Match List I with List II. {array}{llll} & {c}{ {array}{c} List I \\( {Complex}) {array}} & & {c}{ {array}{c} List II \\(Oxidation \ of meta2024 (Memory Based Paper 3)Terminology of coordination compounds
  12. 12Among the ligands , en, and the correct order of their increasing field strength, is :2023 (Memory Based Paper 1)Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  13. 13The compounds and constitutes a pair of2023 (Memory Based Paper 2)Isomerism of coordination compounds
  14. 14What is the hybridisation of ?2022Crystal Field Theory
  15. 15Match the species in Column I with their types in Column II. Codes2022Carbonyl Compounds
  16. 16Select the correct statement about the complex2022Isomerism of coordination compounds
  17. 17Which one of the following coordination compounds is used to inhibit the growth of tumours?2021Terminology of coordination compounds
  18. 18en complex . The correct statement about the complex (X) is -2021Isomerism of coordination compounds
  19. 19The -electron configurations of and are and respectively. Which one of the following will exhibit the lowest paramagnetic behaviour? (Atomic2020Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  20. 20For the octahedral complex, which of the following d -electron configuration will give maximum value of CFSE2019Crystal Field Theory
  21. 21Which of the following is the correct order for the wavelength if absorption in the visible region.2018Crystal Field Theory
  22. 22Which of the following is a diamagnetic complex2017Crystal Field Theory
  23. 23The hybridisation of Fe is K 3 [ Fe ( CN ) 6 ] is2017Crystal Field Theory
  24. 24Which of the following shows maximum magnetic moment?2017Crystal Field Theory
  25. 25Which of the following arrangements does not represent the correct order of the property stated against it?2016Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  26. 26Which of the following is paramagnetic?2016Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  27. 27The hypothetical complex chlorodiaquatriamminecobalt (III) chloride can be represented as2016Nomenclature of coordination compounds
  28. 28The color of is2015Crystal Field Theory
  29. 29Some salts containing two different metallic elements give test for only one of them in solution, such salts are2015Terminology of coordination compounds
  30. 30The common name of is2015Nomenclature of coordination compounds
  31. 31Which of the following represents hexadentate ligand?2015Terminology of coordination compounds
  32. 32The correct order of magnetic moments (spin only values in B.M.) is:2014Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  33. 33The pair in which both species have same magnetic moment (spin onlyvalue) is:2013Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  34. 34Among the following the lowest degree of paramagnetism per mole of the compound at 298 will be shown by2012Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  35. 35The most stable ion is2011Terminology of coordination compounds
  36. 36Which of the following has square planar geometry?2010Crystal Field Theory
  37. 37is a :2009Terminology of coordination compounds

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Coordination Compounds?

This chapter includes 37 questions compiled from BITSAT papers spanning 2009 to 2024.

2.Are these questions only from BITSAT, or from other exams too?

These are BITSAT questions specifically for the Coordination Compounds chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Coordination Compounds an important chapter for BITSAT Chemistry?

Coordination Compounds has appeared in 16 of the 16 years of BITSAT papers covered here, with 37 questions across 19 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Coordination Compounds questions in BITSAT?

Of the 37 questions analysed for this chapter, 35% are easy, 49% moderate and 16% tough. 2024 had the most, with 11 questions.

5.Which topics in Coordination Compounds should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Coordination Compounds:

  • Crystal Field Theory - 10 questions (27%)
  • Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory - 10 questions (27%)
  • Terminology of coordination compounds - 8 questions (22%)
  • Crystal Field Theory has produced the most tough questions (4).
6.Is Coordination Compounds's weightage in BITSAT going up or down?

Across all 19 papers analysed, Coordination Compounds has averaged about 1.9 questions per paper. In the last three years (2022–2024), that average has risen, at about 2.7 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.