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What are ligands?

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(i) The ligands are the atoms or groups of atoms bound to the central atom/ion. The atom in a ligand that is known as a donor atom
(ii) For example ,in ` K_4 [Fe(CN)_6],` the ligand is `CN^(-) ` ion , but the donor atom is carbon
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