Assertion : ( SnI ₄ ) is an orange solid. Reason : The colour arises due to charge transfer.

Step-by-step solution

The orange colour of ( SnI ₄ ) is caused by the absorption of blue light, the reflected light thus containing a higher proportion of red and orange. The energy absorbed in this way causes the transfer of an electron from I to Sn. Since transferring an electron to another atom is transferring a charge, such spectra are called charge transfer spectra.