Which among the following is colored?
Solution
has the copper in oxidation state. It has the ten electrons in d-orbital. All the electrons are paired. So, it is not coloured.
has the . It has the configuration. It has all paired electrons. So, it has no colour.
has the . It has the configuration. So, it has the unpaired electron. So, it can show the colour due to transition by the unpaired electron. So, it is coloured compound.
has the . It has the configuration. It has all paired electrons. So, it has no colour.
Hence, the is coloured.
Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (20 Aug Shift 1)
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