Which of the following compounds is not coloured ?
A
Na2[CuCl4]
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B
Na2[CdCl2]
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C
[Cr(H2O)6]Cl3
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D
all of the above
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Solution
The correct option is CNa2[CdCl2] The outer shell electronic configuration of Cu2+ has 3d9 configuration and contain 1 unpaired electron, thus it is coloured.
Na2[CdCl2], compound is not coloured because of central atom Cd which has 4d105s2 electronic configuration so transition do not occur.