JEE Advance - Chemistry (2013 - Paper 1 Offline - No. 19)

EDTA4$$-$$ is ethylenediaminetetraacetate ion. The total number of N$$-$$Co$$-$$O bond angles in [Co(EDTA)]1$$-$$ complex ion is ________.
Answer
8

Explanation

EDTA is a multidentate ligand as it can donate six pairs of electrons – two pair from the two nitrogen atoms and four pair from the four terminal oxygens of the $$-$$COO- groups.

The structure of the complex is

JEE Advanced 2013 Paper 1 Offline Chemistry - Coordination Compounds Question 23 English Explanation

Therefore, the number of N$$-$$Co$$-$$O bonds are 8.

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