Assertion: N(CH2CH2NH2)3 and EDTA are examples of polydentate ligands. Reason: Ligands which can ligate through two different atoms is called polydentate ligand.

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Assertion: N(CH2CH2NH2)3 and EDTA are examples of polydentate ligands. Reason: Ligands which can ligate through two different atoms is called polydentate ligand. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. (C) If assertion is true but reason is false. (D) If both assertion and reason are false.

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Ligands which can ligate through two different atoms is called ambidentate ligand. In polydentate ligands several donor atoms are present in single ligand.

Q. Assertion : N(CH2​CH2​NH2​)3​ and EDTA are examples of polydentate ligands. Reason : Ligands which can ligate through two different atoms is called polydentate ligand.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

If assertion is true but reason is false.

If both assertion and reason are false.

Ligands which can ligate through two different atoms is called ambidentate ligand. In polydentate ligands several donor atoms are present in single ligand.

Q. Assertion : $N (C H_{2} C H_{2} N H_{2})_{3}$ and $E D T A$ are examples of polydentate ligands.
Reason : Ligands which can ligate through two different atoms is called polydentate ligand.

Ligands which can ligate through two different atoms is called ambidentate ligand.
In polydentate ligands several donor atoms are present in single ligand.