Cobalt compounds - Quiz
Cobalt compounds
  • 1. Which metal is at the center of the Vitamin B12 molecule?
A) Copper
B) Iron
C) Nickel
D) Cobalt
  • 2. What is the solubility of Vitamin B12?
A) Water-soluble
B) Soluble in oil
C) Fat-soluble
D) Insoluble in water
  • 3. Vitamin B12 is involved in the synthesis of which of these?
A) Lipids
B) Proteins
C) Glucose
D) Nucleic acid
  • 4. What is the primary dietary source of Vitamin B12?
A) Root vegetables
B) Grain products
C) Leafy green vegetables
D) Offal or meat of herbivorous animals
  • 5. What color are Dicobalt octacarbonyl crystals?
A) Orange-red
B) Emerald green
C) Bright yellow
D) Deep blue
  • 6. Dicobalt octacarbonyl reacts with hydrogen to form which compound?
A) Co(CO)3
B) HCo(CO)4
C) H2Co(CO)8
D) Co(CO)6
  • 7. Which reaction is catalyzed by Dicobalt octacarbonyl?
A) Carbonylation
B) Photosynthesis
C) Fermentation
D) Polymerization
  • 8. How many valence electrons does Cobaltocene have?
A) 18
B) 20
C) 17
D) 19
  • 9. Cobaltocene is a structural analog to which compound?
A) Manganocene
B) Ferrocene
C) Nickelocene
D) Chromocene
  • 10. What is the stable electron count of the oxidized Cobaltocene product (Co(C5H5)+2)?
A) 19
B) 17
C) 18
D) 16
  • 11. Compared to ferrocene, how sensitive is Cobaltocene to oxidation?
A) Completely inert
B) Equally sensitive
C) Much more sensitive
D) Much less sensitive
  • 12. What is the chemical formula of Dicobalt octacarbonyl?
A) Co2(CO)8
B) Co(CO)8
C) Co(CO)4
D) Co2(CO)4
  • 13. Cobaltocene is a complex of cobalt and which organic compound?
A) Ethylene
B) Methane
C) Cyclopentadiene
D) Benzene
  • 14. Which biological function is Vitamin B12 involved in?
A) Methylation
B) Calcification
C) Reduction
D) Oxidation
  • 15. What forms when Dicobalt octacarbonyl reacts with sodium?
A) Co(CO)4Na2
B) NaCo(CO)4
C) NaCo(CO)8
D) Na2Co(CO)8
  • 16. What is the color of the hexaaquocobalt(II) complex [Co(H2O)6]2+?
A) Pink
B) Blue
C) Yellow-gold
D) Green
  • 17. Which ligand is found in the green triscarbonatocobaltate(III) anion?
A) Ammonia
B) Oxalate
C) Carbonate
D) Chloride
  • 18. Which ligands help stabilize the high Co4+ and Co5+ oxidation states?
A) Carbonate and nitrite
B) Chloride and oxalate
C) Oxide and fluoride
D) Ammonia and water
  • 19. Which Nobel-prize winning pioneer worked with [Co(NH3)6]3+?
A) Dmitri Mendeleev
B) Linus Pauling
C) Alfred Werner
D) Ernest Rutherford
  • 20. What type of ligands are generally favored by Co3+ complexes?
A) Phosphine ligands
B) Ammine ligands
C) Sulfate ligands
D) Borane ligands
  • 21. What is the coordination number of the central cobalt atom in cobalt(III) hexammine chloride?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Six
D) Eight
  • 22. Which ligand is used in the complex trisoxalatocobaltate(III)?
A) Hydroxide
B) Carbonate
C) Nitrite
D) Oxalate
  • 23. What is the formula for tetrachloridocobaltate(II)?
A) [Co(CO3)3]3-
B) [Co(H2O)6]2+
C) [CoCl4]2-
D) [Co(en)3]3+
  • 24. What is the color of anhydrous cobalt(II) chloride?
A) Blue
B) Magenta
C) Green
D) Pink
  • 25. What color is cobalt(II) bromide?
A) Pink
B) Green
C) Blue
D) Magenta
  • 26. Which substance is manufactured using color-changing cobalt(II) chloride?
A) Ceramics
B) Glass
C) Plastic
D) Silica gel
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