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Coordination complex, an Uncommon card
A coordination complex is a chemical compound consisting of a central atom or ion, which is usually metallic and is called the coordination centre, and a surrounding array of bound molecules or ions, that are in turn known as ligands or complexing agents.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 67
- Power
- 145
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 49,000
Power 145 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Coordination complex quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Coordination complex card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Many metal-containing compounds, especially those that include ______ metals, are coordination complexes.
Answer
transition. Many metal-containing compounds, especially those that include transition metals, are coordination complexes. From the Coordination complex article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Walt Bellamy. Walt Bellamy 81 · Coordination complex 78 · Gershom Scholem 73 · Henrietta Swan Leavitt 70 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Many metal-containing compounds, especially those that include transition metals, are coordination complexes.
- Coordination complexes can have a wide variety of coordination numbers and molecular geometries, with some complexes exhibiting Jahn–Teller distortions.
- Additionally, most coordination complexes are colored, due to visible light absorption due to d-d transitions or charge-transfer.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Coordination complex article was read about 49,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 67: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Coordination complex (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Benjah-bmm27, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
