Find the total number of ligands which are monodentate as well as ambidentate?
CN⁻, NO₂⁻, OCN⁻, C₂O₄²⁻, dmg⁻¹, SCN⁻¹, C₂O₂S₂²⁻

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Find the total number of ligands which are monodentate as well as ambidentate? CN⁻, NO₂⁻, OCN⁻, C₂O₄²⁻, dmg⁻¹, SCN⁻¹, C₂O₂S₂²⁻

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To be monodentate, a ligand binds through one donor atom. To be ambidentate, it can bind through two different donor atoms.

From the given list, the ligands that are both monodentate and ambidentate are:

CN⁻ (binds via C or N)

NO₂⁻ (binds via N or O)

OCN⁻ (binds via N or O)

SCN⁻ (binds via S or N)

Thus, there are 4 such ligands.

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