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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2025

Identify the correct statements for the behavior of ethane-1,2-diamine as a ligand.
(A) it is a neutral ligand
(B) it is a bidentate ligand
(C) it is an ambidentate ligand
(D) it is a chelating ligand
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A (A), (B) and (D) only
  2. B (A), (B) and (C) only
  3. C (B), (C) and (D)
  4. D (B) and (D) only
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(A) (A), (B) and (D) only

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(A) Ethane-1,2-diamine (en) is a neutral molecule, so it is a neutral ligand. (B) en has two donor nitrogen atoms, making it a bidentate ligand. (C) An ambidentate ligand can coordinate through two different atoms, but only one at a time. en coordinates through two identical…