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What are monodentate ligands ? Write one example.

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Monodentate ligands are Lewis bases that donate a single pair ("mono") of electrons to a metal atom. Monodentate ligands can be either ions or neutral molecules.
The one example are halide ions such as Cr,F,I and cyano, etc.

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