Question

g Select the statement that best answers the following question What effect does the cation of an ionic compound have on the appearance of the solution? The cation affects the intensity of the color more than the color of the solution. The cation affects the color of the solution more than the intensity of the color. The cation does not affect the color or color intensity of the solution. The cation only affects the intensity of the color in a solution.

Answer 1

Answer:

The cation affects the intensity of the color more than the color of the solution.

Explanation:

According to Beer Lambert law, the intensity of the colour of the solution depends on the concentration of the specie responsible for the colour in the solution.

Let us recall that transition metal compounds are coloured in solution due to electronic transitions.

Therefore, the cation affects the intensity of the color more than the color of the solution.