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NEET 2026
Exam
NEET
Year
2026
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Coordination Compounds

NEET 2026 · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds

Which one of the following is an ambidentate ligand ?

Which one of the following is an ambidentate ligand ?

Options

  1. AEthane-1,21,2-diamine
  2. BEthylenediaminetetraacetate ion
  3. CThiocyanate
  4. DOxalate

Correct answer

C. Thiocyanate

Step-by-step solution

An ambidentate ligand is a unidentate ligand that has more than one donor atom but coordinates to the central metal atom or ion through only one donor atom at a time.

Thiocyanate ion (SCN−SCN^{-} or NCS−NCS^{-}) has two donor atoms, sulfur (SS) and nitrogen (NN). It can bind to the metal through either the sulfur atom (thiocyanato) or the nitrogen atom (isothiocyanato). Thus, it is an ambidentate ligand.

Ethane-1,21,2-diamine is a bidentate ligand.

Ethylenediaminetetraacetate ion is a hexadentate ligand.

Oxalate is a bidentate ligand.

Answer: Thiocyanate
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