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How many donor atoms are present in EDTA ?

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Six donor atoms are present in EDTA.
EDTA is ethylene diamine tetraactic acid also called 2,2',2'',2'''-(ethane-1,2-diylbis(azanetriyl))tetraacetic acid. It has 2 N and 4 O donor atoms. Thus, EDTA is a hexadentate ligand.

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