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en is an example of a...

`en` is an example of a

A

monodentate

B

bidentate ligand

C

tridentate ligand

D

hexadentate ligand

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B
`{:(CH_(2)-NH_(2)),("|"),(CH_(2)-NH_(2)):}`, ethylendiamine is a bidentate ligand
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