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Most of the compounds of transition metlas are coloured in solid state of solutions. The transition metals which have either completely filled d-orbitals or completely empty d-orbitals are colourless. The colour of transition metal is due to

A.

presence of unpaired d-electrons

B.

small size

C.

metallic nature

D.

All of these

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Unpaired electrons undergo excitatin from lower energy level to higher energy level, hence causes colour to transitin metal ions. Then, phenomenton is called d-d transition.