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[Post New] 6 Feb 2012 19:54:04 IST
   Subject: enven though a water molecule has 2 lone pairs it is a monodentate ligand. why?
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enven though a water molecule has 2 lone pairs it is a monodentate ligand. why?
    
[Post New] 6 Feb 2012 20:02:31 IST
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It has only one donating atom i.e. oxygen.

Denticiy of a ligand is the no. of donor atoms (not the no. of lone pairs)...
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