Question
Question: Which of the following statement is not true....
Which of the following statement is not true.
A
Colourless compounds of transition elements are paramagnetic
B
Coloured compounds of transition elements are paramagnetic
C
Colourless compounds of transition elements are diamagnetic
D
Transition elements form the complex compounds
Answer
Colourless compounds of transition elements are paramagnetic
Explanation
Solution
Colourless compounds are those which have no unpaired electrons and paramagnetic substance do have unpaired electrons. Therefore paramagnetic substance possess colour.