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Question
Assertion (A): EDTA is a hexadentate ligand.
Reason (R): EDTA has 2 nitrogen and 4 oxygen donor atoms.
Options
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Solution
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
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