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According to Lewis the ligands are...

According to Lewis the ligands are

A

Acidic in nature

B

Basic in nature

C

Neither acidic nor basic

D

Some are acidic and others are basic.

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The correct Answer is:
B
As ligands give lone pair to the central metal atom or ion for coordinate bone formation, ligands are bases (Lewis comcept).
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