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Grade 9Physical Chemistry

Predict which of the following will be coloured in aqueous solution? Ti3+, V3+, Cu+, Sc3+, Mn2+, Fe3+ and Co2+. Give reasons for each

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12 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of Sunil Kumar FP
11 Years ago
Only the ion in which the d-electron is there will be coloured and the ion which have vancant d orbital will be colourless
sc has no electron in d orbital hence it will be colourless other have electron in d orbital is coloured due to d-d transition