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The denticity of the ligand present in the Fehling's reagent is _____ .
ChemistryCoordination CompoundsJEE MainJEE Main 2023 (29 Jan Shift 2)
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The correct answer is: 4

Denticity is defined as the number of electron pairs donated by a ligand to a central atom. Denticity of the ligand present in fehling's solution(Copper tartarate complex) is 2 based on the given diagram. But the maximum denticity is 4.

 

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