The total number of coordination sites in ethylenediaminetetraacetate is
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Ethylenediaminetetraacetate, :
Chromium , Iron , Lead , Mercury, Copper , Aluminum , Nickel , Zinc , Calcium , Cobalt , Manganese , and Magnesium are just a few of the minerals and metals that EDTA attaches to and clings on to (chelates).
When they are bound, they are separated from the body and are unable to have any impact on it.
The coordination number assigned to EDTA is .
The coordinate number of the metal or ion refers to the number of ligand atoms that are directly connected to the core metal atom or ion by the coordinate bond.
It is actually the quantity of chemical bonds that the ligand forms with the main metal atom or ion.
Structure of EDTA:
The black circle represented the co-ordinating sites in