The coordination environment of Ca2+ ion in its complex with EDTA4- is :
- trigonal prismatic
- octahedral
- square planar
- tetrahedral
Answer
(2) octahedral
Solution
EDTA4- is a hexadentate ligand: it donates through 2 N atoms and 4 carboxylate O atoms.
So one EDTA wraps round Ca2+ in [Ca(EDTA)]2-, giving coordination number 6, and the six donor atoms sit at the corners of an octahedron.
Answer: (2)