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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

which of the following is a coloured ion?
1)Cu+
2)Cu2+
3)K+
4)Na+
and why?

Profile image of Nishtha Gahlot
8 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Rajat Verma
8 Years ago
Cu+2 contains unpaired electron in its outermost d-orbital.Hence it is coloured.Cu+ = 3d10Cu+2 = 3d9K+ = 3s2 3p6Na+ = 2s2 2p6