a) Sketch the molecular structure of EDTA. Indicate the ligands in your sketch.

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 (a) Sketch the molecular structure of EDTA. Indicate the ligands in your sketch.


(b) Briefly explain how EDTA has strong affinity to heavy metal ions.


(c) Do internet research regarding where EDTA is used and briefly write about your search results.


(d) For the given chelating reaction, find the effective EDTA dose in M (mole/L) to reduce [Pb2+] below 10-15 M. Assume that the initial [Pb2+] is 10-4 M. EDTA + Pb2+ ↔ Pb-EDTA               K = 1019.8

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