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Why common salt `(NaCl)` sometimes appear yellow?

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Yellow colour of NaCl is due to metal excess defect as some `Cl^-` ions (anions ) leave their lattice sites and occupied by unpaired electrons. These sites are called F-centres . These electrons absorb energy from visible region for excitation so that complementary colour is yellow .
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