Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coordination number

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
co-or-di-na-tion num-ber
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The number of other atoms surrounding an atom in a molecule

noun

The number of ligands surrounding a central metal atom in a coordination compound

Inflected Forms

coordination numbers (plural)

Phrases

secondary valence

Frequently Paired Words

secondary valence hypercoordination

Questions

What does coordination number mean?
The number of other atoms surrounding an atom in a molecule

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