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(Solved): HELP Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and British Anti-Lewisite (BAL) are both used clinically ...
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Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and British Anti-Lewisite (BAL) are both used clinically to remove excess metal ions from humans. Give 2 examples of metal ions that each ligand would remove effectively and explain why each of these pharmaceuticals is especially good at binding tightly to the metal ions you chose, (Explain your choices)
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Cobalt (Co3+) and Copper (Cu2+) are the two of many metal ions that clinically removed by EDTA from humans. They form a stable complex with metal ions specially with divalent and trivalent. The two nitr