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 EDTA 4 is an important ligand. Which statement about this ligand is/are true?

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a

It is a flexidentate ligand

b

It can bind through two oxygen and four nitrogen atoms to a central metal ion

c

IUPAC name of the ligand is ethylenediamine triacetato

d

It is a hexadentate ligand

answer is A, C.

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Detailed Solution

It has six donor atoms capable of bonding to the metal atom, which are two nitrogen and four oxygen atoms (from the carboxylic acid groups).

EDTA exists in several forms, including hexadentate and pentadentate, making it a flexidentate ligand.

Thus, the correct answer is a, c.

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 EDTA 4− is an important ligand. Which statement about this ligand is/are true?