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Sort each ligand by how many donor atoms it uses

Exercise and reference answers

Items
  1. Item
    Cl⁻
    Category
    Unidentate
  2. Item
    H₂O
    Category
    Unidentate
  3. Item
    NH₃
    Category
    Unidentate
  4. Item
    ethane-1,2-diamine (en)
    Category
    Didentate
  5. Item
    oxalate C₂O₄²⁻
    Category
    Didentate
  6. Item
    EDTA⁴⁻
    Category
    Polydentate
Categories
  1. Item
    Unidentate
  2. Item
    Didentate
  3. Item
    Polydentate

Explanation

A unidentate ligand binds through one donor atom, a didentate through two, and EDTA⁴⁻ is hexadentate, binding through two nitrogen and four oxygen atoms. Source: syllabus Chemistry Part I, Ch 5 Coordination Compounds.
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