Assertion: $KMnO_4$ is purple in colour due to charge transfer.
Reason: There is no electron present in $d$-orbitals of Manganese in $MnO_4^-$.

  • A
    Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is $NOT$ a correct explanation of Assertion.
  • B
    Assertion is true but Reason is false.
  • C
    Assertion is false but Reason is true.
  • D
    Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

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