Coordination Compounds

Question

The coordination environment of … ion in its complex with … is :

Accepted Answer

Option B. The coordination environment of the … ion when it forms a complex with … (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) is octahedral. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is a hexadentate ligand, which means it has six donor atoms that can bind to a central metal ion. In the case of EDTA, these donor atoms are four oxygen atoms from its four carboxyl groups and two nitrogen atoms from its two amine groups.

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