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Ambidentate Ligands in Linkage Isomerism

JEE Main asked Ambidentate Ligands in Linkage Isomerism 2 times in 2 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2020 and 2026. It belongs to Coordination Isomerism, in Coordination Compounds (Chemistry). The longest wait between two years asking it was 6 years.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
2
in 2 shifts
Years
2 of 8
First asked
2020
last in 2026
Pattern
Occasional
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2020 and 2026. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Chemistry questions.

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Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 1 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 0 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 1 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20261 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20220 of 24
  • 20210 of 24
  • 20201 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Other is the usual form. Skill tested: application.

  • Identify correct statements on coordination compounds
  • Count isomers of complex with ambidentate ligand

Difficulty

Easy 0Medium 1Hard 1

Every question was multiple choice.

Every question

All 2 questions

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 5 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q61Identify the correct statements from the following A. [Fe(C2O4)3]3−\mathrm{[Fe(C_2O_4)_3]^{3-}} is the most stable complex among…HardOther
  2. 4 Sep 2020, Shift 1 · Q37The number of isomers possible for [Pt(en)(NO2)2]\mathrm{[Pt(en)(NO_2)_2]} is :MediumSingle correct

Shifts: 4 Sep 2020, Shift 1, 5 Apr 2026, Shift 2.

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