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Bonding between metal and ligand

Question

Which is the pair of ambident ligands ?

Moderate

A

${CN}^{-}, {NO}_{2}^{-}$
B

${NO}_{3}^{-}, SCN$
C

$N_{3}^{-}, {NO}_{2}^{-}$
D

${NCS}^{-}, C_{2} O_{4}^{2 -}$

Solution

Ligand which have two donar sites (atoms) but at a time only one site (atom) donates are known as ambidentate ligand.
CN⁻,NO₂⁻,SCN⁻,CNS⁻ are such ligands.

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