The donor sites of EDTA ligand are

Question

The donor sites of EDTA ligand are (A) O atoms only (B) N atoms only (C) two N atoms and four O atoms (D) three N atoms and three O atoms.

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The structure of EDTA ion is <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/67cffae83db793283f8f638f4db5bde5-.png" /> 1 and 2 are donor N atoms and 3,4, 5 and 6 are donor O atoms.

Q. The donor sites of $E D T A$ ligand are

$O$ atoms only

$N$ atoms only

two $N$ atoms and four $O$ atoms

three $N$ atoms and three $O$ atoms.

The structure of $E D T A$ ion is

$1$ and $2$ are donor $N$ atoms and $3, 4, 5$ and $6$ are donor $O$ atoms.

Q. The donor sites of EDTA ligand are

O atoms only

N atoms only

two N atoms and four O atoms

three N atoms and three O atoms.