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Flexidentate Ligands

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Which of the following can act as both monodentate and bidentate ligand?

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$H_{2} O$ and $C N^{-}$ are monodentate ligand.
$S O_{4}^{2 -}$ is a flexidentate ligand. A ligand that shows flexible denticity is called flexidentate ligand.
$S O_{4}^{2 -}$ can act as both monodentate and bidentate ligand.

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