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  4. Metal attached with EDTA in an octahedral complex, has coordination number:

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Q. Metal attached with $EDTA$ in an octahedral complex, has coordination number:

Coordination Compounds

Solution:

Coordination number of the central atom or ion is determined by the number of sigma bonds formed by the ligand with the central atom or ion.

$EDTA $ (ethylene diamminetertaactetate) has $CN = 6$