Question

What are ligands in coordination compounds?

Answer 1

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coordination  in chemistry

❧a ligand is an ion or molecule (functional group) that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex.

❧The bonding with the metal generally involves formal donation of one or more of the ligand's electron pairs.

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Answer 2

Ligands :

Ligands are the ions or molecules bound to the central atom/ion in a coordination entity.

Examples :

⭐Cl^-

⭐NH3

⭐H2O

⭐H2NCH2CH2NH2

⭐N(CH2CH2NH2)3