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What is a ligand ? Give example of bidentate ligand. |
| Answer» Solution :Ligands : The neutral molecules or negatively charged anions (or rarely POSITIVE IONS) which are bonded by coordinate BONDS to the central METAL ATOM or ion in a coordination compound are called ligands or donor groups. For example in `[Cu(CN)_(4)]^(2-),` four `CN^(-)` ions arre ligands coordinated to central metal ion `Cu^(2+)`. | |