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Advanced Chemistry: Coordination, Bonding, and Dyes
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Which of the following terms describes the coordination of contiguous atoms of a ligand to a central atom?
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Hapticity
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The term hapticity is used to describe, how a group of contiguous atoms of a ligand are coordinated to a central atom. Hapticity of a ligand is indicated by the Greek character 'eta', η. A superscripted number following the η denotes the number of contiguous atoms of the ligand that are bound to the metal.