If a Central Ion Has a Coordination Number of 4

question 39

Multiple Choice

If a central ion has a coordination number of 4 we might expect the geometry of the complex ion to be ________.

• A)octahedral
• B)cubical
• C)trigonal bipyramidal
• D)square planar
• E)trigonal planar

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