Can anyone explain ligands, complex ion and amphoteric substances that can act as an acid or...

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Can anyone explain ligands, complex ion and amphotericsubstances that can act as an acid or base. (simply terms - highschool student) It is for a lab I did of separation andidentification of metal cations and I do not understand this towrite a discussion part on my lab report. thank you

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Ligands In coordination chemistry a ligand is an ion or molecule functional group that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex The bonding between metal and ligand generally    See Answer
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