Multiple choice

The spatial arrangement of ligands around the central metal ion is known as

  1. coordination sphere

  2. coordination polyhedron

  3. oxidation number

  4. coordination number
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Explanation

The spatial arrangements of the important ligand atoms which are directly attached to the central atoms/ion definition terms a coordination polyhedron about the central atoms.

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