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What is the chelate effect?

A) The reaction of en or dien with the hexaaquaniclel (II) cation as results in replacement of the water molecules with the nitrogen-based ligands.
B) The name of experiment 23
C) The phenomenon of greater equilibrium constants for the reaction of chelating ligands versus non-chelating ligands.

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Answer:

The phenomenon of greater equilibrium constants for the reaction of chelating ligands versus non-chelating ligands.

Step-by-step explanation:

The chelate effect is defined as the augmented affinity of chelating ligands for any mettalic ion in comparison of the affinity of a similar nonchelating ligands for the same metallic ion.

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