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coordination number

coordination number noun: the number of other atoms surrounding an atom in a molecule.

Noun

coordination number (plural coordination numbers)

  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

Forms of coordination number

pluralcoordination numbers

Questions about coordination number

What does coordination number mean?
Coordination number means the number of other atoms surrounding an atom in a molecule.
What part of speech is coordination number?
Coordination number is a noun.
What is the plural of coordination number?
The plural of coordination number is coordination numbers.

Words near coordination number in the dictionary

  1. coordination chemistry
  2. coordination complex
  3. coordination complexes
  4. coordination compound
  5. coordination compounds
  6. coordination number
  7. coordination numbers
  8. coordinational
  9. coordinations
  10. coordinative
  11. coordinatively

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