_____ are cyclic polyethers that have a central cavity large enough to be occupied by a metal ion coordinated to the ring of oxygen atoms.
A) Crown ethers
B) Amalgams
C) Seed crystals
D) Cryptands
E) Aerosols

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Crown ethers are cyclic polyethers with a central cavity that can coordinate with metal ions. Amalgams are alloys of mercury with other metals. Seed crystals are small crystals used to initiate crystallization in a supersaturated solution. Cryptands are macrocyclic molecules that can coordinate with metal ions but have a different structure than crown ethers. Aerosols are a suspension of liquid or solid particles in a gas.

_____ Are Cyclic Polyethers That Have a Central Cavity Large