How many of the following are ambidentate ligands? NO 2-, P ( Ph )3, CN -, CO 32-, NCS -, H 2 O , OCN -, OH -, NH 3 [If your answer is 2 write the answer as 0002 . ]

Question

How many of the following are ambidentate ligands? NO 2-, P ( Ph )3, CN -, CO 32-, NCS -, H 2 O , OCN -, OH -, NH 3 [If your answer is 2 write the answer as 0002 . ] (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

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NO 2- longleftrightarrow ONO - OCN - longleftrightarrow NCO - CN - longleftrightarrow NC - NCS - longleftrightarrow SCN -

Q. How many of the following are ambidentate ligands?
$N O_{2}^{-}, P (P h)_{3}, C N^{-}, C O_{3}^{2 -}, NC S^{-}, H_{2} O, OC N^{-}, O H^{-}$ , $N H_{3}$
[If your answer is $2$ write the answer as $0002.$ ]

$N O_{2}^{-} ⟷ ON O^{-} OC N^{-} ⟷ NC O^{-}$
$C N^{-} ⟷ N C^{-} NC S^{-} ⟷ SC N^{-}$

Q. How many of the following are ambidentate ligands? NO2−​,P(Ph)3​,CN−,CO32−​,NCS−,H2​O,OCN−,OH−, NH3​ [If your answer is 2 write the answer as 0002. ]

NO2−​⟷ONO−OCN−⟷NCO− CN−⟷NC−NCS−⟷SCN−

Q. How many of the following are ambidentate ligands?
$N O_{2}^{-}, P (P h)_{3}, C N^{-}, C O_{3}^{2 -}, NC S^{-}, H_{2} O, OC N^{-}, O H^{-}$ , $N H_{3}$
[If your answer is $2$ write the answer as $0002.$ ]

$N O_{2}^{-} ⟷ ON O^{-} OC N^{-} ⟷ NC O^{-}$
$C N^{-} ⟷ N C^{-} NC S^{-} ⟷ SC N^{-}$