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Assertion: EDTA forms complex with divalent metals of 3d-series in the ratio of 1: 1 Reason: EDTA has 4 —COOH groups.
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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.
AIIMS
AIIMS 2013
Coordination Compounds
A
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
36%
B
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
36%
C
If assertion is true but reason is false.
19%
D
If both assertion and reason are false.
9%
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.