Denticity
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Joey_Okumura_1E
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Denticity
Please confirm: The denticity of a molecule refers to the amount of bonds a ligand can form with a single central atom. Oxalate has four oxygen atoms with lone pairs and therefore has four binding points. However, due to its geometry, it can only form two bonds with a single central atom. Therefore, oxalate is bidentate and not tetradentate.
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Astha Sahoo 3I
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Re: Denticity
Yes this is correct, because denticity depends on number of physically possible bonds.
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