NEETChemistryCoordination CompoundsMCQ+4 / −1
Ethylene diaminetetraacetate ion is a/an:
- Ahexadentate ligand
- Bambidentate ligand
- Cmonodentate ligand
- Dbidentate ligand
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Correct answer: A
Ethylene diaminetetraacetate

It is hexadentate as it can bind through two nitrogen and four oxygen atoms to a central metal ion.
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