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nickel fluoride

chemical compound
Also known as: NiF, nickel difluoride
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  • The general structure of a coordination compound
    coordination compound
    / Characteristics of coordination compounds

    … (NaCl) or nickel(+2) fluoride (nickel difluoride; NiF2) are not considered coordination compounds, because they consist of continuous ionic lattices rather than discrete molecules. Nevertheless, the arrangement (and bonding) of the anions surrounding the metal ions in these salts is similar to that in coordination compounds. Coordination compounds generally display…

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    … (NaCl) or nickel(+2) fluoride (nickel difluoride; NiF2) are not considered coordination compounds, because they consist of continuous ionic lattices rather than discrete molecules. Nevertheless, the arrangement (and bonding) of the anions surrounding the metal ions in these salts is similar to that in coordination compounds. Coordination compounds generally display…

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