Q. Ethylene diaminetetraacetate (EDTA) ion is:
A) Unidentate ligand
B) Bidentate ligand with two "N" donor atoms
C) Tridentate ligand with three "N" donor atoms
D) Hexadentate ligand with four "O" and two "N" donor atoms
Explanation
[Solution] $EDTA^{4-}$ binds through two N atoms and four carboxylate O atoms, making it hexadentate. Answer (4).
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