Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In CuSO₄·5H₂O, Cu–O bonds are present.
Statement II: In CuSO₄·5H₂O, ligands coordinating with Cu(II) ion are O- and S-based ligands.
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In CuSO₄·5H₂O, Cu–O bonds are present.
Statement II: In CuSO₄·5H₂O, ligands coordinating with Cu(II) ion are O- and S-based ligands.
Choose the correct answer:

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Strategy:
 Analyze the exact structural coordination of copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate to evaluate the given statements.

Step 1: Evaluate Statement I
The true structure of  is .
The  ion is directly coordinated to 4 water molecules via their oxygen atoms.
Thus, Cu-O bonds are present. Statement I is Correct.

Step 2: Evaluate Statement II
The ligands directly coordinating with the  ion are only the oxygen atoms from water (). The sulfate ion () remains outside the inner coordination sphere and

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