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what happens when silver chloride is exposed to sunlight?

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asked Jan 9, 2018 in Chemistry by sforrest072 (157,439 points) ● 63 ● 450 ● 1293

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

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answered Jan 9, 2018 by faiz (82,347 points) ● 6 ● 6 ● 12
selected Jan 24, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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When silver chloride is exposed to light, it decomposes to form silver metal and chlorine gas.

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

This reaction is used in black and white photography.

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