Homework Help: Chemistry

Posted by keith on Friday, April 27, 2007 at 3:03pm.

The complex ions of Zn2+ are colorless. Why?

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Think unpaired vs paired electrons?

Chemistry - C&J, Monday, July 21, 2008 at 7:19pm
Since Zn2+ is a d10 ion, it does not absorb visible light even though the “d orbital” splittings are correct for absorbing visible wavelengths. Meaning that all d orbitals are full therefore there is no space for the electrons to move resulting in a colorless compound

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