Question

A colored ion generally indicates a _________.

Answer 1

  Colored ions indicate the presence of a transition metal. Transition metals display colors because of their incompletely filled d orbitals. As the transition metal absorbs a particular wavelength of light to raise the electron orbital, it causes the light that passes through the solution to emit a color.

Answer 2

The presence of a transition metal. Transition metals display colors because of their incompletely filled d orbitals. As the transition metal absorbs a particular wavelength of light to raise the electron orbital, it causes the light that passes through the solution to emit a color.