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The sum of coordination number and oxidation number of the metal 
in the complex
(where, en is ethylenediamine) is
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Given complex compound is 
.
Let oxidation number of 
is 
.
Now, as coordination number is defined as the total number of binding sites attached to the metal. Hence, in the given complex coordination number is 6 . So, the sum of coordination number and oxidation number of the 
in the given complex is 9 .
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