The number of lone pairs that can be used by ligands is a measure of its denticity. In the given compound, both oxygen atoms and both nitrogen atoms are used as ligands and have lone pairs. Hence denticity is tetradentate.
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Options
- A
tridentate
- B
hex dentate
- C
bidentate
- D
tetradentate
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