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What change in colour is observed when white silver chloride is left exposed to sun light ? State the type of chemical reaction in this change.

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White colour of silver chloride changes to grey due to formation of metallic silver. The reaction is known as photochemical reaction. It is also a decomposition reaction.
`underset("(White)")(2AgCl(s)) overset("Sun light")to underset("(Grey)")(2Ag(s)) + Cl_(2)(g)`
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