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Amongst the following, no of molecules that are coloured due to charge transfer phenomenon are: CrO42,Cr2O72,MnO4,Cu2O,ZnO,CuSO4,MnS

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Several metal complexes are colored due to the d-d electronic transitions and the Charge-transfer complexes do not experience d-d transitions. 

Hence the reason for color in charge transfer complexes will be charge transfer spectra.

complex         oxidation state of metal           no. of d electrons             colored due to

cro42-                  +6                                                  d1                                       d-d transition

cr2o72-                 +7                                                  d0                                   charge transfer spectra

Mno4-                   +7                                                  d0                                   charge transfer spectra

Cu2o                     +1                                                   d10                                   charge transfer spectra

Zno                        +2                                                d10                                   charge transfer spectra

Cuso4                  +2                                                d10                                   charge transfer spectra

Mns                    +2                                                   d5                                d-d transition

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