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molecular shape
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coordination compounds
- In coordination compound: History of coordination compounds
Werner also established the configuration (the spatial arrangement of ligands around the metal ion) of complexes by comparing the number and type of isomers (see below Isomerism) that he actually prepared for various series of compounds with the number and type theoretically predicted for various configurations. In this way…
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molecular structure
- In chemical bonding: Molecular structure
…as this, the sense of molecular shape entered chemistry and since then has assumed a central and fundamental position.
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VSEPR theory
- In chemical bonding: Molecular shapes and VSEPR theory
There is a sharp distinction between ionic and covalent bonds when the geometric arrangements of atoms in compounds are considered. In essence, ionic bonding is nondirectional, whereas covalent bonding is directional. That is, in ionic compounds there is no
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