Ethylene diammine is ligand________?
Correct answer: B. Bi dentate
- A. mono dentate
- B. Bi dentate
- C. tri dentate
- D. Poly dentate
Explanation
Ethylenediamine, H2NCH2CH2NH2, has two nitrogen donor atoms, and each nitrogen can donate a lone pair to the same metal ion. It therefore binds through two sites and is a bidentate ligand. The likely wrong choice is monodentate, caused by counting the ligand molecule rather than its donor atoms.
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