COMEDK2020ChemistryCoordination Compounds
The number of unidentate ligands in the complex ion is called
Options
- AEAN
- Bcoordination number
- Cprimary valency
- Doxidation number
Correct answer
B. coordination number
Step-by-step solution
The number of unidentate ligands in the complex ion is called coordination number. Coordination is the number of lone pair of electron shared by ligands with central metal atom. If all the ligand are unidentate, then number of ligand is equal to coordination number.