2 g of silver chloride is taken in a china dish and the china dish is placed in sunlight for sometime. What will be your observation in this case? Write the chemical reaction involed in the form of a balanced chemical equation. Identify the type of chemical reaction.
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White silver chloride turns grey in sunlight `2AgCl(s) overset("Sunlight")to 2Ag(s) +Cl_(2)(g)` Decomposition reaction/Photolytic decomposition Detailed Answer : When 2 g of silver chloride taken in china dish is placed in sunlight the colour of silver chloride changes to grey. Chemical reaction involved is : `2AgCl(s) overset("Sunlight")to 2Ag(s) +Cl_(2)(g)` This is photochemical decomposition reaction.
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