Question

Two white pieeces of clothes are soaked in silver nitrate solution. One of them placed

in sunlight and other is wrapped in black paper some time.

a Write your observation ?Two white pieeces of clothes are soaked in silver nitrate solution. One of them placed

in sunlight and other is wrapped in black paper some time.

a Write your observation ?Two white pieeces of clothes are soaked in silver nitrate solution. One of them placed

in sunlight and other is wrapped in black paper some time.

a Write your observation ?
b Which energy form is responsible for this change ? 1

c In which name are this type of reactions known ?​

Answer 1

The answers are:

• The cloth which was soaked in silver nitrate solution and then placed in light changed its color due to the oxidation of AgNO3 to AgO while the one wrapped in black paper remains white.
• Solar energy is responsible for this change.
• This reaction is known as decomposition reaction.