Which compound forms a colored aqueous solution? (a)CaCl22 (b)CrCl3 (c)NaOH (d)KBr

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asked Dec 10, 2017 in Chemistry by Golu (37,045 points) 19 169 606

Which compound forms a colored aqueous solution?  

(a)CaCl22 (b)CrCl3 (c)NaOH (d)KBr

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answered Dec 10, 2017 by anukriti (13,536 points) 5 10 42

Colored aqueous solutions are a characteristic of transition compounds.

The only transition compound in the above choices is CrCl3.

Cr is a transition element.

Hence option (b) is the correct answer.

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