Silver iodine, AgI is a yellow crystalline solid. But when it is exposed to sunlight , it forms solid grey silver and iodine. Why? Give one practcal application of this reaction and write the equation also.
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The AgI is a covalent compound of yellow crystalline solid. When it is exposed in air, the UV rays breaks those compounds in their respective atoms i.e. Grey silver (Ag) and Iodine (I).
For example : 2AgCl (s) ---sunlight--> Ag (s)+Cl2(g)
It is used as an antiseptic and cloud seeding.
For example : 2AgCl (s) ---sunlight--> Ag (s)+Cl2(g)
It is used as an antiseptic and cloud seeding.
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