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Ethylenediamine is...

Ethylenediamine is

A

Monodentate

B

Bidentate

C

Tridentate

D

Tetradentate

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The correct Answer is:
B
Bidentate ligands have two donor atoms.
`{:(CH_(2)-overset(..)NH_(2)),(|),(CH_(2)-overset(..)NH_(2)),(("Ethylene diamine")):}`
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