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Cr(VI) should have no unpaired electrons and have no color, but when bound to oxygen, charge transfer occurs from the O 2-. CrO4 (chromate) has four oxygens which all charge transfer to the Chromium giving orange color. In Cr2O7 (dichromate) one oxygen bridges between the two Chromium atoms so each only gets charge transfer from three oxygens. Cr(VI) should have no unpaired electrons and have no color, but when bound to oxygen, charge transfer occurs from the O 2-. CrO4 (chromate) has four oxygens which all charge transfer to the Chromium giving orange color. In Cr2O7 (dichromate) one oxygen bridges between the two Chromium atoms so each only gets charge transfer from three oxygens.

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Q: In potassium dichromate and potassium chromate the oxidation state of chromium is 6 but both have different colors?
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