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Food and drug administration (FDA) has approved that Ethylenediamine tetra acetate (EDTA) is a…
Food and drug administration (FDA) has approved that Ethylenediamine tetra acetate (EDTA) is a medication in the treatment of lead poisoning. It is also used in the estimation of $\text{Ca}^{2+}$ and $\text{Mg}^{2+}$ during removal of hardness in water.
(a)[1.0]
Which type of a ligand is EDTA?
(b)[1.0]
Why EDTA is used in the treatment of lead poisoning?
(c)[1.0]
What is the geometry of EDTA complex?
Answer
Answer (a)
Official answer keyChelating ligand
Answer (b)
Official answer keyEDTA being chelating ligand forms more stable complex with heavy metal like lead.
Answer (c)
Official answer keyOctahedral
From ISC 2025 Practice Chemistry, question 88.
Check your working with the Coordination complex analyser: hybridisation, shape, magnetic moment, CFSE, isomers and the IUPAC name of a complex.