The deep purple colour of KMnO₄ is due to:
Solution
In KMnO₄, the purple colour arises from charge transfer (ligand to metal) where O⁻² transfers an electron to Mn⁺⁷.
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: d and f Block Elements · Topic: Important Compounds of Transition Metals
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