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NEETChemistryCoordination Compounds

What determines the position of a ligand in the alphabetical order when it is abbreviated?

Options

  1. AIts size
  2. BIts charge
  3. CThe first letter of the abbreviation
  4. DIts complexity

Correct answer

C. The first letter of the abbreviation

Step-by-step solution

The position of a ligand in the alphabetical order, when abbreviated, is determined by the first letter of the abbreviation.

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