Coordination Compounds in NSEC: previous year question analysis
Coordination Compounds has appeared 85 times in NSEC between 2007 and 2025, making it the 5th most-asked of 29 chapters and about 6.4% of the bank. Over the last 5 years it has averaged 4.8 questions per year.
Total PYQs
85
Years covered
2007–2025
Weightage rank
#5 of 29
Share of bank
6.4%
How many Coordination Compounds questions appeared each year
| Year | Questions | Relative volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Which Coordination Compounds sub-topics are asked most
Every question in this chapter is tagged to a sub-topic, so you can see exactly where the marks sit before you revise.
- Isomerism in coordination compounds3 questions
- IUPAC nomenclature of complexes3 questions
- Oxidation number in complexes2 questions
- Coordination isomerism2 questions
- Magnetic moment / unpaired electrons2 questions
- Hydrate isomerism / ionizable chloride2 questions
- Synergic bonding in metal carbonyls2 questions
- Hybridization / geometry1 questions
- Formula of coordination compound1 questions
- Lewis acid (central metal)1 questions
Question formats used in Coordination Compounds
- Single-correct MCQ80
- Multiple-correct MCQ5
How Coordination Compounds compares with nearby chapters
- #3Biomolecules87
- #4Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure87
- #5Coordination Compounds85
- #6Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids82
- #7Hydrocarbons79
Counts are computed from AcadXL’s own NSEC question bank, tagged chapter- and sub-topic-wise and checked against official answer keys. Sign in to attempt the 85 Coordination Compounds questions with solutions.