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Q. Assertion: EDTA forms complex with divalent metals of 3d-series in the ratio of 1 : 1
Reason: EDTA has 4 —COOH groups.

AIIMSAIIMS 2013Coordination Compounds

Solution:

EDTA is a hexadentate ligand. It forms complex with central metal in the ratio $1: 1$ in which it binds through two nitrogen atoms and four oxygen atoms.