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The sum of coordination number of aluminium ion and the number of bridging hydrogen atoms in [Al(BH4)4] are respectively.

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(a) The total number of ligands attached to a central ion is called the coordination number of that ion. The coordination number of aluminium ion [Al(BH4)4] is 8, because eight ligands are   attached to aluminium ion.       
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 [Al(BH4)4] contain the complex ion BH4 which is formed by sp3 hybridization of the orbitals of boron. In every tetrahedral structure of BH4 ion is attached to aluminium therefore eight bridging hydrogen atoms are attached to central atom.  

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