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Amines as Bases

Which is a po...

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Which is a polydentate ligand?

A

EDTA

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Ethylene diamine

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C

Oxalate ion

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D

CO

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Solution

The correct option is A EDTA
polydentate ligand should have more than 2 donor sites

en and ox have exactly 2 donor atoms, so they are bidentate ligands.

Option A is correct.

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