Ethylene diaminetetraacetate (EDTA) ion is:

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A Unidentate ligand

B Bidentate ligand with two "N" donor atoms

C Tridentate ligand with three "N" donor atoms

D Hexadentate ligand with four "O" and two "N" donor atoms

Detailed Solution

EDTA ion has two N donor atoms and four $-COO^-$ (O) donor atoms.
So it is a hexadentate ligand with four 'O' and two 'N' donor atoms.

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