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The purple colour of KMnO4 is due to...

The purple colour of `KMnO_4` is due to

A

d - d transition

B

charge transfer transition

C

f - f transition

D

d - f transition

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Colour is due to presence of unpaired `e^-` in 3d orbitals of Mn the leading to d-d transition giving colour.
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