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Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
(HOOCCH2)2NCH2CH2N(CH2COOH) White crystals, slightly soluble in water and decomposing above 160_C; the sodium salt is a strong chelating agent, reacting with many metallic ions to form soluble nonionic chelate. Abbreviated EDTA.
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