The total number of coordination sites in ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA ) is ____.
Answer: 6
Solution
The anion grips a metal through six donor atoms: the two amine nitrogens of its ethylenediamine backbone and the four carboxylate oxygens, one from each arm. Being hexadentate, it offers a total of six coordination sites.
JEE Main · 2020 · 05 Sep 2020 · Shift 1 · Integer answer