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Why white silver chloride turns Grey in sunlight?

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Answered by dishaarora1234509
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Answer: Silver chloride (AgCl) turns grey when exposed to sunlight, as photolytic decomposition, i.e., decomposition due to sunlight takes place and AgCl breaks into silver and chlorine gas

2AgCl→2Ag+Cl2

So, the newly formed silver gets accumulated on the vessel and we get a grey coating.

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