many ionic compounds are coloured. the colour of the compound is caused by the metal ion which is...
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Colour of Ions
Many ionic compounds are coloured. The colour of the compound is caused
by the metal ion which is present in the compound. It is usually a transition metal ion which gives the colour to ionic compounds.
Compound Colour Ion responsible for colour
copper(II) sulphate or copper(II) nitrate. Blue
Copper(II) orCu2+
Nickel(II) sulphate or nickel(II) chloride Green Nickel(II) or Ni2+
Sodium chromate or potassium chromate
YellowChromate or CrO4
2-
Migration of IonsBeing able to watch ions move depends
on two facts:ions have electrical charges and many ions have characteristic colours
These allow us to observe the movement, or migration, of ions when we apply an electric current to an ionic solution.
A DC power supply connected to copper(II) dichromate solution.
Orange negative dichromate ions (Cr2O7
2-) attracted to positive electrode
Green copper (II) dichromate solution
Blue positive coppers ions (Cu2+) attracted to positive electrode