Question

What do you mean by coordination number in solids

Answer 1

Explanation:

In chemistry and crystallography, the coordination number describes the number of neighbor atoms with respect to a central atom. ... It's more difficult to determine chemical bonding in solid-state crystals, so the coordination number in crystals is found by counting the number of neighboring atoms.

Answer 2

Coordination number, also called Ligancy, the number of atoms, ions, or molecules that a central atom or ion holds as its nearest neighbours in a complex or coordination compound or in a crystal.