Q. Which of the following is the central metal in naturally occurring chelate compound?
Answer: Magnesium
Notes: Chelate is chlorophyll, the green pigment of plants. In chlorophyll the central ion is magnesium, and the large organic molecule is a porphyrin. The porphyrin contains four nitrogen atoms that form bonds to magnesium in a square planar arrangement.

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