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The coordination number of a metal in coordination compounds is

A

Same as primary valency

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Sum of primary and secondary valencies

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C

Same as secondary valency

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is C Same as secondary valency
According to modern view primary valency of complex compound is its oxidation number while secondary valency is the coordinate number.

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