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bsrishu
Jan29-12, 11:18 PM
why some salts are coloured although all the electrons are paired in it?
Ex: potassium dichromate, potassium permanganate, silver bromide/iodide.

Borek
Jan30-12, 02:46 AM
You don't need unpaired electrons to have a colored salt.

jd12345
Jan30-12, 03:11 AM
Its because of "charge transfer" that some salts inspite of having paired electrons have bright intense colour like KMnO4

bsrishu
Jan30-12, 12:26 PM
can you please explain this charge transfer effect, and in which type of this will be observed?