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According to Lewis, the ligands are:

1. acidic in nature
2. basic in nature
3. neither acidic nor basic
4. some are acidic and others are basic

Correct answer: basic in nature

Solution

According to Lewis theory, ligands donate a lone pair of electrons to the central metal ion to form a coordinate bond. Electron-pair donors are Lewis bases, so ligands are basic in nature.

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