Ethylene diaminetetraacetate (EDTA) ion is :
- Tridentate ligand with three "N" donor atoms
- Hexadentate ligand with four "O" and two "N" donor atoms
- Unidentate ligand
- Bidentate ligand with two "N" donor atoms
Answer
(2) Hexadentate ligand with four "O" and two "N" donor atoms
Solution
As per NCERT, EDTA4- (ethylenediaminetetraacetate ion) binds a metal ion through two N atoms of the ethylenediamine part and four O atoms of the four acetate groups.
∴ it is a hexadentate ligand with four O and two N donor atoms.
Answer: (2)