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max coordinate number?

can it ever reach coordinate number of 8 or even higher?
Original post by Iconic_panda
can it ever reach coordinate number of 8 or even higher?


Yes, once you get into the second row transition series there are higher coordination numbers than 6 possible. By the time you get to the lanthanides there are coordination spheres of up to cubooctahedral arrangements (12)

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