The coordination number shows the number of ligands attached to the central metal.
What is complex in coordination compound?
- A coordination complex is the product of a Lewis acid-base reaction in which neutral molecules or anions (called ligands) bond to a central metal atom (or ion) by coordinate covalent bonds.
- Ligands are Lewis bases - they contain at least one pair of electrons to donate to a metal atom/ion.
- A complex is a coordination compound which contains a central metal atom or ion.
- The coordination number refers to the number of ligands in the complex.
- The coordination number usually influences the geometry of the complex compound.
The coordination number and the charge on the central metal in each of the complexes are shown below;
Na2[Zn(OH)4] - The coordination number of the complex is 4 and the charge on the central metal ion is +2.
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