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The coordination number of a central metal atom in a complex is determined by:

A

the number of only anionic ligands bonded to metal ion

B

the number of ligands around a metal ion bonded by pi bonds

C

the number of only neutral ligands around a metal ion bonded by sigma bonds

D

the number of sigma bonds between the ligands and the central atom`//` ion i.e. the number of ligand donor atoms to which the metal is directly attached.

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Coordination number of a central metal atom in a complex is the number of `sigma -` bonds between metal M and ligand L.
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