Chapter 23, Problem 28E

(a)

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To determine: The maximum number of coordination sites that the ligand ethylenediamine $\left(\text{en}\right)$ can occupy in a single metal ion and the number and type of donor atoms in it.

(b)

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To determine: The maximum number of coordination sites that the ligand bipyridine $\left(\text{bipy}\right)$ can occupy in a single metal ion and the number and type of donor atoms in it.

(c)

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To determine: The maximum number of coordination sites that the ligand oxalate anion $\left({\text{C}}_{\text{2}}{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}{}^{2-}\right)$ can occupy in a single metal ion and the number and type of donor atoms in it.

(d)

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To determine: The maximum number of coordination sites that the ligand $2-$ ion of the porphine molecule can occupy in a single metal ion and the number and type of donor atoms in it.

(e)

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To determine: The maximum number of coordination sites that the ligand ${\left[\text{EDTA}\right]}^{4-}$ can occupy in a single metal ion and the number and type of donor atoms in it.