Ethylene diaminetetraacetate ion is a/an:
- hexadentate ligand
- ambidentate ligand
- monodentate ligand
- bidentate ligand
Answer
(1) hexadentate ligand
Solution
The ethylenediaminetetraacetate ion ( EDTA4-) binds a metal ion through two N atoms and four carboxylate O atoms, i.e. six donor atoms.
It is a hexadentate ligand.
Answer: (1)