Question

What is the color of Zinc metal?

• A. reddish-brown
• B. silvery
• C. white
• D. grey

Answer 1

The correct option is B

silvery

Explanation for correct option

(B) The color of Zinc metal is silvery.

• An electron gets excited to a higher energy $d$ orbital from a lower energy d orbital. The frequency of light absorbed is proportional to the excitation energy.
• This frequency is usually in the visible range.
• The color seen corresponds to the complementary color of the light absorbed.
• Zinc$\left(\mathrm{Zn}\right)$ is a bluish-silvery metal.

Hence, option (B) is correct. The color of Zinc metal is silvery.