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The purple colour of KMnO4 is due to...

The purple colour of `KMnO_4` is due to

A

Charge transfer

B

d-d transition

C

f-f transition

D

d-f transition

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A
The permanganate ion has an intense purple colour Mn( + VII) has a `d^0` configuration. So the colour arises from charge transfer and not from d-d spectra.
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