MHT CET Chemistry question

Cuprous ion is colourless while cupric ion is coloured because

(A)Both have half filled p- and d- orbitals
(B)Cuprous ion has incomplete d- orbitals and cupric ion has completed d-orbitals
(C)Both have unpaired electrons in d- orbitals
(D)Cuprous ion has a completed d- orbital and cupric ion has an incomplete d- orbitalCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

is (no unpaired electron, colourless) and is (one

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