Which one of the following is an ambidentate ligand?

Ethylenediamine tetraacetate ion

Homoleptic complex from the following complexes is :

Potassium trioxalatoaluminate (III)

Diamminechloridonitrito-N-platinum (II)

Pentaamminecarbonatocobalt (III) chloride

Triamminetriaquachromium (III) chloride

Which of the following forms a set of complex and a double salt, respectively?

$$\mathrm{K}_2 \mathrm{PtCl}_2 \cdot 2 \mathrm{NH}_3$$ and $$\mathrm{KAl}\left(\mathrm{SO}_4\right)_2 \cdot 12 \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}$$

$$\mathrm{CuSO}_4 \cdot 5 \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}$$ and $$\mathrm{CuCl}_2 \cdot 4 \mathrm{NH}_3$$

$$\mathrm{PtCl}_2 \cdot 2 \mathrm{NH}_3$$ and $$\mathrm{PtCl}_4 \cdot 2 \mathrm{HCl}$$

$$\mathrm{NiCl}_2 \cdot 6 \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}$$ and $$\mathrm{NiCl}_2\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)_4$$

The IUPAC name of the complex - [Ag(H2O)2][Ag(CN)2] is:

diaqua silver(I) dicyanido argentate(I)

dicyanido silver(II) diaqua argentate (II)

diaqua silver(II) dicyanido argentate(II)

dicyanido silver(I) diaqua argentate(I)

Coordination Compounds — NEET Previous Year Questions

37 solved PYQs · 2016–2026 · Chemistry

Solved PYQs: 37
Years covered: 2016–2026
Avg / year: ~3
Subject: Chemistry

How many NEET questions come from Coordination Compounds?

Coordination Compounds has contributed 37 questions to National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) papers between 2016 and 2026 — an average of about 3 questions a year. That count is measured from EByAi’s bank of 46,150 NEET questions, not estimated from a syllabus. Every one of the 37 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Coordination Compounds within Chemistry, so you can drill this chapter across every year at once instead of hunting through paper PDFs. Practising a chapter’s full PYQ history is the fastest way to learn the patterns examiners reuse.

Sample Coordination Compounds questions from real NEET papers

These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 37 Coordination Compounds questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.

Question 1 · NEET 2026
Which one of the following is an ambidentate ligand?
1. (A) $Ethane-1,2-diamine$
2. (B) $Ethylenediamine tetraacetate ion$
3. (C) $Thiocyanate$
4. (D) $Oxalate$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (C) Thiocyanate$
Question 2 · NEET 2023
Homoleptic complex from the following complexes is :
1. (A) $Diamminechloridonitrito-N-platinum (II)$
2. (B) $Pentaamminecarbonatocobalt (III) chloride$
3. (C) $Triamminetriaquachromium (III) chloride$
4. (D) $Potassium trioxalatoaluminate (III)$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (D) Potassium trioxalatoaluminate (III)$
Question 3 · NEET 2023
Which of the following forms a set of complex and a double salt, respectively?
1. (A) $CuSO_{4} \cdot 5 H_{2} O and CuCl_{2} \cdot 4 NH_{3}$
2. (B) $PtCl_{2} \cdot 2 NH_{3} and PtCl_{4} \cdot 2 HCl$
3. (C) $K_{2} PtCl_{2} \cdot 2 NH_{3} and KAl (SO_{4})_{2} \cdot 12 H_{2} O$
4. (D) $NiCl_{2} \cdot 6 H_{2} O and NiCl_{2} (H_{2} O)_{4}$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (C) K_{2} PtCl_{2} \cdot 2 NH_{3} and KAl (SO_{4})_{2} \cdot 12 H_{2} O$
Question 4 · NEET 2022
The IUPAC name of the complex -

[Ag(H2O)2][Ag(CN)2] is:
1. (A) $dicyanido silver(II) diaqua argentate (II)$
2. (B) $diaqua silver(II) dicyanido argentate(II)$
3. (C) $dicyanido silver(I) diaqua argentate(I)$
4. (D) $diaqua silver(I) dicyanido argentate(I)$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (D) diaqua silver(I) dicyanido argentate(I)$
Question 5 · NEET 2022
The order of energy absorbed which is responsible for the color of complexes

(A) [Ni(H2O)2(en)2]2+

(B) [Ni(H2O)4(en)]2+ and

(C) [Ni(en)3]2+

is
1. (A) $(A) > (B) > (C)$
2. (B) $(C) > (B) > (A)$
3. (C) $(C) > (A) > (B)$
4. (D) $(B) > (A) > (C)$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (C) (C) > (A) > (B)$

Coordination Compounds questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2026	3
2025	3
2024	6
2023	5
2022	4
2021	2
2020	3
2019	1
2018	3
2017	4
2016	3

Practise these 37 questions with solutions

Free to start — 25 past-year questions a day with full written solutions, no card needed.

Start Coordination Compounds practice free

FAQs

How many NEET questions have been asked from Coordination Compounds?

EByAi's bank holds 37 real NEET questions from Coordination Compounds, asked between 2016 and 2026 — about 3 per year on average. Every count is measured from actual papers, not estimated.

Is Coordination Compounds important for NEET?

37 questions over 11 papers make Coordination Compounds a steady-weightage chapter in NEET Chemistry. The year-wise table above shows exactly how often it appears.

Can I solve Coordination Compounds PYQs online for free?

Yes. EByAi lets you solve NEET past-year questions in the browser with written solutions — free daily practice, no card needed.

More NEET Chemistry chapters

All NEET Chemistry chapters →NEET overview →