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Why `Cu^(+)` salts are colourless ?

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The electronic configuration of `Cu^(+)` is [Ar] `3d^(10)` i.e. there are no unpaired electrons in `Cu^(+)` .
Therefore, `Cu^(+)` salts are colourless
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