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When a polydentate ligand uses all its donor atoms simultaneously to bond to a single metal ion it is said to be a ______ ligand

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unidentate
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didentate
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chelate
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ambidentate
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Solution

The correct option is C chelate
When a ligand uses two or more of its donor atoms simultaneously to bind a single metal ion and produces a ring, it is called chelate ligand.
The complex formed is referred as a chelate complex.
The process of chelate formation is known as chelation.

Hence, option (c) is correct.

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