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When an alkali metal dissolves in liquid ammonia the solution can acquire different colours. Explain the reasons for this type of colour change.

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When an alkali metal is dissolved in liqiud ammonia it produces a blue coloured conducting solution due to formation of ammoniated cation and ammoniated electron as given below:

When the concentration is above 3 M, the colour of solution is copper-bronze. This colour change is because the concentrated solution contains clusters of metal ions and hence possess metallic lustre.

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