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Chemistry
The purple colour of KMnO4 is due to
Q. The purple colour of KMnO
4
is due to
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A
charge transfer
0%
B
d-d transition
75%
C
f-f transition
0%
D
d-f transition
25%
Solution:
The colour of KMnO
4
is due to charge transfer. The configuration of manganese in permagnate ion is d0 but it is coloured because its electrons are photo-exited.