Q.

Statement 1: Charge on the complex of ferric ion with EDTA is minus one.

Statement 2: EDTA is a hexadentate ligand.

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a

Statement 1 is incorrect statement 2 is correct

b

Statement 1 is correct statement 2 is incorrect

c

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

d

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

answer is A.

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 EDTA has -4 charge and iron has +3 so netcharge on complex is -1(statement 1)

Two nitrogens and 4 oxygen atoms acts as donar atoms so hexadentate(statement2)

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