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Coordination Compounds

Question
CBSEENCH12007507

Explain the following:
[Ni(H2,O)6]2+ turns blue when changed to [Ni(NH3)6]3+ by adding NH3

Solution
[Ni(NH3)6]3+ turns blue in colour when ammonia is added to [Ni(H2O)6]3+ because lower energy region (red regions) radiation are absorbed and complementary blue colour is reflected, hence [Ni(NH3)6]3+ becomes blue coloured.