# coordination sphere

> central atom or ion and an array of molecules or anions, the ligands, around

**Wikidata**: [Q675972](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q675972)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordination_sphere)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/coordination-sphere


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)