Finding Coordination Number
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Finding Coordination Number
I know that the textbook explains how to find the coordination number for the complex, but I also know that Professor Lavelle explained it in lecture in a much simpler way. Does anyone remember how he explained it in lecture, and/or an easier way than the textbook describes?
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Re: Finding Coordination Number
Coordination number is the number of bonds in a coordination sphere.
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Re: Finding Coordination Number
Also, I think a quick way to determine the coordination numbers of a metal or Lewis acid in a molecule is to see how many ligands are bond to the central metal. The number of ligands bond to the metal is synonymous to the number of bonds in a coordination sphere.
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Re: Finding Coordination Number
Coordination number is just the number of ligands attached to the central metal.
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Re: Finding Coordination Number
So if we have a compound with two ligands, and three of each are attached to the metal (6 bonds in total), would the coordination number be that of each individual ligand (3) or that of both ligands added together (6)?
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Re: Finding Coordination Number
Coordination Number is simply the number of ligands attached to the transition metal. The transition metals contain s,p, and d orbitals and can therefore accommodate many ligands.
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