Identify the type of isomerism observed when an ambidentate ligand binds to a central metal atom and provide two examples of ambidentate ligands.

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(N/A) An ambidentate ligand is a ligand that possesses two different donor atoms and can bind to the central metal atom through either of these donor atoms.
Examples of ambidentate ligands include:
$1. \text{ } SCN^{-} \text{ (thiocyanate/isothiocyanate)}$
$2. \text{ } NO_{2}^{-} \text{ (nitro/nitrito)}$
Complexes containing ambidentate ligands exhibit linkage isomerism.
Examples of linkage isomers:
$(i) \text{ } [Co(NH_{3})_{5}SCN]^{2+} \text{ and } [Co(NH_{3})_{5}NCS]^{2+}$
$(ii) \text{ } [Fe(H_{2}O)_{5}NO_{2}]^{2+} \text{ and } [Fe(H_{2}O)_{5}ONO]^{2+}$

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