According to Lewis, the ligands are:

acidic in nature

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basic in nature

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neither acidic nor basic

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some are acidic and others are basic

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Solution

The correct option is C basic in nature
The ligands donate a lone pair of electrons to the central metal atom and so, they are categorized as Lewis bases.

Lewis bases are those substances that can donate a pair of electrons to electron-deficient species.

Option B is correct

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