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Why are the salts of zinc white and not coloured?
Chemistry
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High School (11–12)
The d- and f-Block Elements › Transition Elements (d-Block)
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Why are the salts of zinc white and not coloured?
Zn
2
+
\text{Zn}^{2+}
Zn
2
+
has a full
3
d
3d
3
d
subshell, so it has no d-d transition
Zn
2
+
\text{Zn}^{2+}
Zn
2
+
has no d electrons
Zn
2
+
\text{Zn}^{2+}
Zn
2
+
has five unpaired electrons
Zinc forms only covalent compounds
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← Assertion (A): Zinc is not a transition element. Reason (R): Zinc and its common ion Zn²⁺ both have a full d subshell.
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