Among the following which are ambidentate ligands? (i) NO-2 (ii) NO-3 (iii) EDTA4- (iv) C2O2-4 (v) SCN- (vi) H2NCH2CH2NH2

Question

Among the following which are ambidentate ligands? (i) NO-2 (ii) NO-3 (iii) EDTA4- (iv) C2O2-4 (v) SCN- (vi) H2NCH2CH2NH2 (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (iii) and (iv) (C) (i) and (vi) (D) (iii) and (vi)

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The ligands which have two coordination positions but can coordinate to the central metaI ion through only one coordination position at a time, are called ambidentate Iigand, e.g., CN-, CNS-, NO2-.

Q. Among the following which are ambidentate ligands?
(i) $N O_{2}^{-} (ii) N O_{3}^{-}$
(iii) $E D T A^{4 -} (i v) C_{2} O_{4}^{2 -}$
(v) $SC N^{-} (v i) H_{2} NC H_{2} C H_{2} N H_{2}$

(i) and (ii)

(iii) and (iv)

(i) and (vi)

(iii) and (vi)

(i) and (v)

The ligands which have two coordination positions but can coordinate to the central metaI ion through only one coordination position at a time, are called ambidentate Iigand,
e.g., $C N^{-}, CN S^{-}, N O_{2}^{-} .$

Q. Among the following which are ambidentate ligands? (i) NO2−​(ii)NO3−​ (iii) EDTA4−(iv)C2​O42−​ (v) SCN−(vi)H2​NCH2​CH2​NH2​