NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020ChemistrySolid StatePractice
For F e F 6 3 - and C o F 6 3 - , the correct statement is
Options
- Aboth are coloured
- Bboth are colourless
- CF e F 6 3 - is coloured and C o F 6 3 - is colourless
- DF e F 6 3 - is colourless and C o F 6 3 - is coloured
Correct answer
D. F e F 6 3 - is colourless and C o F 6 3 - is coloured
Step-by-step solution
In C o F 6 3 - it absorbs red colour light so it shows complementary colour green, while in the case of F e F 6 3 - there is very weak splitting so the light absorbed will be in infrared region so its complementary colour is not in visible region of light hence it appears colourless.