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The tendency of the transition elements to form coloured compounds is attributed to

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transition of electrons from one atom to the other

B

transition of electrons from s-orbitals of the outer shells to p-orbitals

C

d-d transition in last but one shell

D

none of the reason is correct.

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The tendency of transition elements to form coloured compounds is due to d-d transitions.
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