Preferred Label : bonding number;
IUPAC definition : The bonding number n of a skeletal atom is the sum of the total number of bonding
equivalents (valence bonds) of that skeletal atom to adjacent skeletal atoms in a
parent hydride, if any, and the number of attached hydrogen atoms, if any. Examples:
SH sub 2 /sub : for S, n 2; SH sub 6 /sub : for S, n 6.;
Origin ID : B00703;
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The bonding number n of a skeletal atom is the sum of the total number of bonding
equivalents (valence bonds) of that skeletal atom to adjacent skeletal atoms in a
parent hydride, if any, and the number of attached hydrogen atoms, if any. Examples:
SH sub 2 /sub : for S, n 2; SH sub 6 /sub : for S, n 6.
