Why G d 3+ is colourless ?
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Gd^+3 (4f7) is colourless even if it contains 7 unpaired electrons in 4f . This is because,here 4f orbitals are half filled,hence stable.As such f-f transitions are not possible because they will destroy the symmetry of 4f and make them unstable .
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Gd^+3 (4f7) is colourless even if it contains 7 unpaired electrons in 4f . This is because,here 4f orbitals are half filled,hence stable.As such f-f transitions are not possible because they will destroy the symmetry of 4f and make them unstable
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