number used to predict the geometry of a molecule. It is equal to the number of atoms bonded to a central atom plus the number of lone pairs on the central atom Select one: a. steric number b. coordination number c. Avogadro's number d. carbon number

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A number used to predict the geometry of a molecule. It is equal to the number of atoms bonded to a central atom plus the number of lone pairs on the central atom
Select one:
a. steric number
b. coordination number
c. Avogadro's number
d. carbon number
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