Question

what happens when silver chloride is exposed to sunlight? Write a chemical equation for this reaction. Also give one use of such reaction.


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Answer 1

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When is exposed to sunlight, it decomposes to give silver metal and chlorine gas.

2AgCl (s) ---------- 2Ag (s) + Cl2 (g)

One such reaction like that is :

2AgBr (s) ----- 2Ag (s) + Br2 (g)

These are composition reactions. The reaction of decomposition of silver halides are used in black and white photography.


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Answer 2

Answer:

The color of Silver Chloride turns into grey color.

When it come in contact with sunlight it goes in photolytic decomposition.

The reaction reaction as follow :

2AgCl  = ( Sunlight ) ⇒   2 Ag + Cl₂