What are bridging ligands and how to show bridging ligands in naming, explain with suitable example.

(A) If a complex ion has two or more than two metal atoms then it is termed polynuclear. The ligand which connects the two metal ions is called as Bridging ligand or Bridge group.

(B) A prefix of Greek letter (U) , is repeated before the name of each different kind of bridging group.

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