Assertion: EDTA is a hexadentate ligand. Reason: Denticity of a ligand is given by number of lone pairs donated to central atom by a ligand.

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Assertion: EDTA is a hexadentate ligand. Reason: Denticity of a ligand is given by number of lone pairs donated to central atom by a ligand. (A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion (B) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion (C) Assertion is true but Reason is false (D) Both Assertion and Reason are false

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EDTA has six sites to donate electron. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/0610ce066ac7ac5be88b2f8d6d50b658-.png" />

Q. Assertion : EDTA is a hexadentate ligand. Reason : Denticity of a ligand is given by number of lone pairs donated to central atom by a ligand.

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Assertion is true but Reason is false

Both Assertion and Reason are false

EDTA has six sites to donate electron.

Q. Assertion : EDTA is a hexadentate ligand.
Reason : Denticity of a ligand is given by number of lone pairs donated to central atom by a ligand.