WHY ARE Cd2+ Salt White?
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transition element exhibit colour to d-d transition.
d-d transition will be possible only when d- subshell is no fully filled.
the electronic configuration of Cd2+ is 5d10.
it means it has full filled d- subshell. thus there will be not d-d transition take place , so Cd2+ is white.
d-d transition will be possible only when d- subshell is no fully filled.
the electronic configuration of Cd2+ is 5d10.
it means it has full filled d- subshell. thus there will be not d-d transition take place , so Cd2+ is white.
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