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Cuprous ion is colourless, while cupric ion is coloured because

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both have half - filled p and d- orbitals

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Cuprous ion has a completed d- orbital and cupric ion has a incomplete d- orbital

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Cuprous ion has incomplete d- orbital and cupric ion has a complete d- orbital

D

both have unpaired electrons in d - orbital

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