English Explanatory Dictionary

coordination number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The number of other atoms surrounding an atom in a molecule
  2. The number of ligands surrounding a central metal atom in a coordination compound

Word forms

coordination number coordination numbers

Related words

secondary valence hypercoordination
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