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Tap every statement true of a chelate complex

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      The ligand uses two or more donors at once
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      More stable than a similar unidentate complex
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      EDTA⁴⁻ forms them
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      The ligand uses only one donor
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      It has no central metal atom
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    True of a CHELATE complex

Explanation

Stability is the reason chelation matters in analytical and medicinal chemistry. Source: syllabus Chemistry Part I, Ch 5 Coordination Compounds.
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