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Standard XI
Chemistry
Coordination Complexes
EDTA is a lig...
Question
EDTA is a
ligand.
A
monodentate
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B
hexadentate
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C
bidentate
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tridentate
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Solution
The correct option is
B
hexadentate
Ligands which has six binding sites are hexadentate ligand.
EDTA is a commercially important hexadentate ligand.
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Assertion :EDTA is a hexadentate ligand. Reason: Denticity of a ligand is given by number of lone pairs donated to central atom by a ligand.
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