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MHT CET · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds

Identify a ligand having two donor atoms but uses a pair of electrons of either donor atom to form coordinate bond.

  1. A Aqua
  2. B Ethylenediamine
  3. C Sulphato
  4. D Nitrito
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(D) Nitrito

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\(\mathrm{NO}_2^{-}\)(nitrite) is an ambidentate ligand which has two donor atoms, N and O , but uses either of them to form a coordinate bond. It is termed as 'nitro'(for N-bonded ligand) and 'nitrito' (for O-bonded ligand)