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Alkali metals readily dissolve in liquid ammonia to give blue coloured solutions. The blue colour is believed to be due to

Options

  1. Aammoniated cations
  2. Bammoniated anions
  3. Cammoniated electrons
  4. Dammoniated cations and ammoniated electrons

Correct answer

C. ammoniated electrons

Step-by-step solution

Alkali metals readily dissolve in liquid ammonia. It gives blue coloured solution due to ammoniated electrons. The reaction is shown below :

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