
Write down the formulae of the following compounds
Tetraamminezinc Nitrate
The compound formed when zinc nitrate is treated with an excess of ammonia
Tetracarbonylnickel
The first metal carbonyl(prepared in ) and an important compound in the industrial refining of nickel metal
Potassium amminetrichloridoplatinate
A compound that contains a square planar anion
Dicyanidoaurrate ion
An ion important in the extraction of gold from its ores
Sodium hexafluoridoaluminate
Called cryolite, used in the electrolytic refining of aluminium
Diamminesilver ion
lon formed when is dissolved in excess of ammonia

Important Questions on Coordination Compounds
Write down the formulae of the following compounds.
diamminetriaquahydroxidochromium nitrate | |
tetrakis(pyridine)platinum tetraphenylborate | |
dibromidotetracarbonyliron | |
ammonium diamminetetrakis(isothiocyanato)chromate | |
pentaamminedinitrogenruthenium chloride | |
barium dihydroxidodinitrito--oxalatozirconate | |
tetrapyridineplatinum tetrachloridonickelate |

Werner conducted many experiments to establish the formula of complexes, one of these were conductivity measurements. On the basis of the experiments performed, he obtained the following values of conductivity for different type of complexes.
Type of complex | Electrical Conductivity |
Nonelectrolyte | (due to impurities) |
Electrolyte | |
or Electrolyte | |
or Electrolyte | |
Electrolyte |
On the basis of above table, match the following two columns.
Column | Column | ||
Formula of compound | Conductivity | Correct Werner's Representation | |


Calculate the of central atom in the following complexes.

Arrange the following compounds in order of increasing molar conductivity.

Write the formulae of and
State hybridisation of chromium in each.
Calculate their magnetic moments for each (spin-only value).
Calculate the for both.
Will they conduct electricity or not?
Write the formula of the complexes formed when the precipitates dissolve in aqueous ammonia and the concentrated ammonia, respectively.

Predict the hybridisation and/geometry of the following complexes.

For the complex
Write the IUPAC name.
What will be structure?
How many unpaired electrons are present in the central metal ion?
Is it paramagnetic or diamagnetic?
Calculate the EAN of the complex.
What will be the hybridisation of the complex?
