CBSE 2023 · Region 5 · Set 2 · Q18 · 1 mark
Assertion (A) : EDTA is a hexadentate ligand.
Reason (R) : EDTA has $\displaystyle 2$ nitrogen and $\displaystyle 4$ oxygen donor atoms.
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