Number of ambidentate ligands among the following is . NO2-, SCN-, C2O42-, NH3, CN-, SO42-, H2O.
Answer
3
Solution
An ambidentate ligand has two different donor atoms but binds through only one at a time.
NO2- (N or O), SCN- (S or N) and CN- (C or N) are ambidentate.
C2O42- is bidentate (both O), while SO42- (O), NH3 (N) and H2O (O) donate through one kind of atom only.
Hence 3.
Answer: 3