Assertion : SnI_4 is an orange solid.

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The orange colour of $SnI_4$ is due to charge transfer spectra. Blue light is absorbed by the compound which causes the transfer of an $e^-$ from $I$

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The orange colour of $SnI_4$ is due to charge transfer spectra. Blue light is absorbed by the compound which causes the transfer of an $e^-$ from $I$ to $Sn$. (Here charge is transferred from one atom to another atom.) The reflected light thus contains a higher proportion of red and orange.

Assertion : $SnI_4$ is an orange solid.

Reason : The colour arises due to charge transfer.

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Assertion : $SnI_4$ is an orange solid. Reason : The colour arises due to charge transfer.