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Coordination number

Index Coordination number

In chemistry, crystallography, and materials science the coordination number, also called ligancy, of a central atom in a molecule or crystal is the number of atoms, molecules or ions bonded to it. [1]

60 relations: Acetylene, Actinide, Alfred Werner, Alkene, Allotropy, Atom, Bravais lattice, Caesium chloride, Carbon, Ceric ammonium nitrate, Chemical bond, Chemistry, Cobalt sulfide, Computational chemistry, Coordination complex, Coordination geometry, Crystal, Crystallography, Cube, Cubic crystal system, Cuboctahedron, Cyclooctatetraene, Denticity, Diamond, Electron diffraction, Ethylene, Ferrocene, Graphite, Hapticity, Heterogeneous catalysis, International Union of Crystallography, Iron(II) sulfide, Iron(III) oxide, Lanthanide, Lead, Ligand, Materials science, Metal carbonyl, Methane, Miller index, Molecule, Neutron diffraction, Nickeline, Nitrate, Octahedron, Pi bond, Radial distribution function, Rutile, Sigma bond, Sodium chloride, ..., Sodium cyclopentadienide, Spherical shell, Terphenyl, Tetrahedron, Titanium dioxide, Triangular orthobicupola, Trigonal planar molecular geometry, Tungsten, Tungsten hexacarbonyl, X-ray crystallography. Expand index (10 more) »

Acetylene

Acetylene (systematic name: ethyne) is the chemical compound with the formula C2H2.

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Actinide

The actinide or actinoid (IUPAC nomenclature) series encompasses the 15 metallic chemical elements with atomic numbers from 89 to 103, actinium through lawrencium.

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Alfred Werner

Alfred Werner (12 December 1866 – 15 November 1919) was a Swiss chemist who was a student at ETH Zurich and a professor at the University of Zurich.

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Alkene

In organic chemistry, an alkene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon that contains at least one carbon–carbon double bond.

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Allotropy

Allotropy or allotropism is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms, in the same physical state, known as allotropes of these elements.

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Atom

An atom is the smallest constituent unit of ordinary matter that has the properties of a chemical element.

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Bravais lattice

In geometry and crystallography, a Bravais lattice, named after, is an infinite array of discrete points in three dimensional space generated by a set of discrete translation operations described by: where ni are any integers and ai are known as the primitive vectors which lie in different directions and span the lattice.

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Caesium chloride

Caesium chloride or cesium chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula CsCl.

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Carbon

Carbon (from carbo "coal") is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6.

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Ceric ammonium nitrate

Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) is the inorganic compound with the formula (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6.

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Chemical bond

A chemical bond is a lasting attraction between atoms, ions or molecules that enables the formation of chemical compounds.

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Chemistry

Chemistry is the scientific discipline involved with compounds composed of atoms, i.e. elements, and molecules, i.e. combinations of atoms: their composition, structure, properties, behavior and the changes they undergo during a reaction with other compounds.

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Cobalt sulfide

Cobalt sulfide is the name for chemical compounds with a formula CoxSy.

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Computational chemistry

Computational chemistry is a branch of chemistry that uses computer simulation to assist in solving chemical problems.

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Coordination complex

In chemistry, a coordination complex consists of a central atom or ion, which is usually metallic and is called the coordination centre, and a surrounding array of bound molecules or ions, that are in turn known as ligands or complexing agents.

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Coordination geometry

The term coordination geometry is used in a number of related fields of chemistry and solid state chemistry/physics.

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Crystal

A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.

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Crystallography

Crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in crystalline solids (see crystal structure).

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Cube

In geometry, a cube is a three-dimensional solid object bounded by six square faces, facets or sides, with three meeting at each vertex.

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Cubic crystal system

In crystallography, the cubic (or isometric) crystal system is a crystal system where the unit cell is in the shape of a cube.

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Cuboctahedron

In geometry, a cuboctahedron is a polyhedron with 8 triangular faces and 6 square faces.

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Cyclooctatetraene

1,3,5,7-Cyclooctatetraene (COT) is an unsaturated derivative of cyclooctane, with the formula C8H8.

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Denticity

Denticity refers to the number of donor groups in a single ligand that bind to a central atom in a coordination complex.

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Diamond

Diamond is a solid form of carbon with a diamond cubic crystal structure.

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Electron diffraction

Electron diffraction refers to the wave nature of electrons.

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Ethylene

Ethylene (IUPAC name: ethene) is a hydrocarbon which has the formula or H2C.

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Ferrocene

Ferrocene is an organometallic compound with the formula Fe(C5H5)2.

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Graphite

Graphite, archaically referred to as plumbago, is a crystalline allotrope of carbon, a semimetal, a native element mineral, and a form of coal.

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Hapticity

Hapticity is the coordination of a ligand to a metal center via an uninterrupted and contiguous series of atoms.

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Heterogeneous catalysis

In chemistry, heterogeneous catalysis refers to the form of catalysis where the phase of the catalyst differs from that of the reactants.

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International Union of Crystallography

The International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) is a member of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and exists to serve the world community of crystallographers.

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Iron(II) sulfide

Iron(II) sulfide or ferrous sulfide (Br.E. sulphide) is one of a family chemical compounds and minerals with the approximate formula.

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Iron(III) oxide

Iron(III) oxide or ferric oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula Fe2O3.

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Lanthanide

The lanthanide or lanthanoid series of chemical elements comprises the 15 metallic chemical elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71, from lanthanum through lutetium.

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Lead

Lead is a chemical element with symbol Pb (from the Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82.

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Ligand

In coordination chemistry, a ligand is an ion or molecule (functional group) that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex.

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Materials science

The interdisciplinary field of materials science, also commonly termed materials science and engineering is the design and discovery of new materials, particularly solids.

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Metal carbonyl

Metal carbonyls are coordination complexes of transition metals with carbon monoxide ligands.

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Methane

Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (one atom of carbon and four atoms of hydrogen).

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Miller index

Miller indices form a notation system in crystallography for planes in crystal (Bravais) lattices.

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Molecule

A molecule is an electrically neutral group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

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Neutron diffraction

Neutron diffraction or elastic neutron scattering is the application of neutron scattering to the determination of the atomic and/or magnetic structure of a material.

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Nickeline

Nickeline or niccolite is a mineral consisting of nickel arsenide (NiAs) containing 43.9% nickel and 56.1% arsenic.

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Nitrate

Nitrate is a polyatomic ion with the molecular formula and a molecular mass of 62.0049 u.

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Octahedron

In geometry, an octahedron (plural: octahedra) is a polyhedron with eight faces, twelve edges, and six vertices.

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Pi bond

In chemistry, pi bonds (π bonds) are covalent chemical bonds where two lobes of an orbital on one atom overlap two lobes of an orbital on another atom.

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Radial distribution function

In statistical mechanics, the radial distribution function, (or pair correlation function) g(r) in a system of particles (atoms, molecules, colloids, etc.), describes how density varies as a function of distance from a reference particle.

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Rutile

Rutile is a mineral composed primarily of titanium dioxide (TiO2).

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Sigma bond

In chemistry, sigma bonds (σ bonds) are the strongest type of covalent chemical bond.

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Sodium chloride

Sodium chloride, also known as salt, is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions.

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Sodium cyclopentadienide

Sodium cyclopentadienide is an organosodium compound with the formula C5H5Na.

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Spherical shell

In geometry, a spherical shell is a generalization of an annulus to three dimensions.

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Terphenyl

Terphenyls are a group of closely related aromatic hydrocarbons.

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Tetrahedron

In geometry, a tetrahedron (plural: tetrahedra or tetrahedrons), also known as a triangular pyramid, is a polyhedron composed of four triangular faces, six straight edges, and four vertex corners.

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Titanium dioxide

Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium(IV) oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula.

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Triangular orthobicupola

In geometry, the triangular orthobicupola is one of the Johnson solids (J27).

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Trigonal planar molecular geometry

In chemistry, trigonal planar is a molecular geometry model with one atom at the center and three atoms at the corners of an equilateral triangle, called peripheral atoms, all in one plane.

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Tungsten

Tungsten, or wolfram, is a chemical element with symbol W (referring to wolfram) and atomic number 74.

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Tungsten hexacarbonyl

Tungsten hexacarbonyl (also called tungsten carbonyl) is the chemical compound with the formula W(CO)6.

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X-ray crystallography

X-ray crystallography is a technique used for determining the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal, in which the crystalline atoms cause a beam of incident X-rays to diffract into many specific directions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordination_number

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