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The anion of actylacetone (acac) forms C...

The anion of actylacetone (acac) forms `Co(acac)_(3)` chelate with `Co^(3+)` . The rings of the chelate are

A

Five membered

B

Four membered

C

Six membered

D

Three membered

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The correct Answer is:
C
The anion of acetylacetone (acac) is a bidentate ligand.

So `(acac)_3` will form a 6 membered chelate ring with `Co^(3+)`
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