AP EAMCET202125 Aug 2021Evening ShiftChemistryd and f Block ElementsActual
Which of the following compounds is expected to be coloured?
Options
- AZnSO ₄
- BMgCl ₂
- CCuCl ₂
- DAgCl
Correct answer
C. CuCl ₂
Step-by-step solution
Copper chloride ( CuCl ₂ ) as a yellow-brown powder (in anhydrous form) or a green crystalline solid (in dihydrate form) due to copper exist as divalent Cu ²⁺ ions with 3 d^9 electronic configuration. Due to presence of 1 unpaired electron in 3 d -orbital, it is coloured. Remaining ZnSO ₄, MgCl ₂ and AgCl are not coloured compounds respectively. Hence, only CuCl ₂ is expected to be coloured.