Multiple choice

For d-d transition, absorption from electronic excitation always appears as broad bands and not as sharp lines. It is due to which of the following reasons?

  1. Molecular vibrations
  2. Spin orbital coupling 3 John-Teller effect
  3. Laporte forbidden transition

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1, 3 and 4

  4. 1, 2 and 3

  5. 2, 3 and 4
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Explanation

For d-d transition, absorption from electronic excitation always appears as broad bands and not as sharp lines. It is due to molecular vibration, spin orbital coupling and John-Teller effect.

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