Chemistry
Grade-9
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Question

The transition metals do not form colored compounds they appear either in white or grey color.

  1. True
  2. False

hintHint:

False

The correct answer is 'False'.


    Transition metals form colored compounds. When an electron jumps to a higher energy level from a lower energy level, energy is absorbed and form coloured compounds because they have empty d-orbitals.

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