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The purple colour of KMnO4 is due to 

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a

Charge transfer

b

f-f transition 

c

d-f transition

d

d-d transition

answer is A.

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The permanganate ion has an intense purple colour Mn(+VII) has a d 0 configuration. So the colour arises from charge transfer and not from d-d spectra. 

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