Coordination chemistry
The coordination number of a complex is the number of atoms making coordinate or dative covalent bonds to the central
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The coordination number of a complex is the number of atoms making coordinate or dative covalent bonds to the central
d-block metal cations readily form complexes with ligands – neutral molecules such as water or anions such as the chloride
The transition metals are d-block elements (Groups 3-12 of the Periodic Table) whose atoms have a partially filled d-orbital or
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