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EDTA is a ………… ligand

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a

Tridentate

b

tetradentate

c

Bidentate

d

Flexidentate

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

EDTA is a Flexi dentate ligand because it donate 2 or more lone pairs at a time.

EDTA has six sites to donate electrons. hence, it is a hexadentate ligand. It binds twice at the nitrogens and four at the oxygens. 

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