GK QUESTION#3491
Which Swiss chemist proposed coordination theory in 1893 to explain bonding and structures in coordination compounds?
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A. Alfred Werner
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Alfred Werner proposed his coordination theory in 1893 and helped explain the structures and bonding of coordination compounds. Coordination number and spatial arrangements of ligands were central to the account. Defining all inorganic compounds as carbon-free would be incorrect, since carbonates and several other carbon compounds are conventionally inorganic.