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Question
Identify the correct statements for the behaviour of ethane-1, 2-diamine as a ligand.
(i) It is a neutral ligand.
(ii) It is a didentate ligand.
(iii) It is a chelating ligand.
(iv) It is a unidentate ligand.
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Solution
(i) It is a neutral ligand.
(ii) It is a didentate ligand.
(iii) It is a chelating ligand.
Explanation:
Ethane-1, 2-diamine is a neutral and didentate ligand. It is a chelating agent.
\[\ce{-NH2-CH2CH2-NH2-}\]
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.}\ce{NH2-CH2}\\
/\phantom{...........}\\
\ce{-M}\phantom{................}\\
\backslash\phantom{...........}\\
\phantom{.}\ce{NH2-CH2}
\end{array}\]
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