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What is meant by term coordination number? chemistry question​

Answer 1

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Coordinate number is 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.

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Answer 2

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ᴄᴏᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ, ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ʟɪɢᴀɴᴄʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴛᴏᴍꜱ, ɪᴏɴꜱ, ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴏʀ ɪᴏɴ ʜᴏʟᴅꜱ ᴀꜱ ɪᴛꜱ ɴᴇᴀʀᴇꜱᴛ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏᴜʀꜱ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx ᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄʀʏꜱᴛᴀl.

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