Linear chain compound

Magnus's green salt is an example of a linear chain compound.

In chemistry and materials science, linear chain compounds are materials composed of one-dimensional arrays of metal-metal bonded molecules or ions. Such materials exhibit anisotropic electrical conductivity.[1][2]

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