Chelation
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chelation-172-13390674
title:
Chelation
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Chelation is a type of bonding of ions and their molecules to metal ions. It involves the formation or presence of two or more separate coordinate bonds between a polydentate ligand and a single central metal atom. These ligands are called chelants, chelators, chelating agents, or sequestering agents. They are usually organic compounds, but this is not a necessity. The word chelation is derived from Greek χηλή, chēlē, meaning "claw"; the ligands lie around the central atom like the claws of a cr
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description:
Type of chemical bonding with metal ions
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelation
date created:
2003-01-28T09:39:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T10:47:28Z
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