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प्रश्न
What is observed when silver chloride is exposed to sunlight? Give the type of reaction involved.
What happens when silver chloride is exposed to sunlight? Write balanced chemical equations to support your answer.
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उत्तर
White silver chloride turns grey in sunlight when it is exposed to sunlight. This results from the light-induced breakdown of silver chloride into grey silver and chlorine.
\[\ce{2AgCl_{(s)} ->[Sunlight] 2Ag_{(s)} + Cl2_{(g)}}\]
This is a type of decomposition reaction.
Notes
Students should refer to the answer according to their questions.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Why is the amount of gas collected in one of the test tubes in the following Activity double of the amount collected in the other? Name this gas.
- Take a plastic mug. Drill two holes at its base and fit rubber stoppers in these holes. Insert carbon electrodes in these rubber stoppers as shown in the following Fig.
- Connect these electrodes to a 6 volt battery.
- Fill the mug with water such that the electrodes are immersed. Add a few drops of dilute sulphuric acid to the water.
- Take two test tubes filled with water and invert them over the two carbon electrodes.
- Switch on the current and leave the apparatus undisturbed for some time.
- You will observe the formation of bubbles at both the electrodes. These bubbles displace water in the test tubes.
- Is the volume of the gas collected the same in both the test tubes?
• Once the test tubes are filled with the respective gases, remove them carefully. - Test these gases one by one by bringing a burning candle close to the mouth of the test tubes.
Caution: This step must be performed carefully by the teacher.
- What happens in each case?
- Which gas is present in each test tube?
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\[\ce{Zinc carbonate(s) -> Zinc oxide(s) + Carbon dioxide(g)}\]
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What type of chemical reaction is represented by the following equation?
\[\ce{X -> Y + Z}\]
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Silver chloride is exposed to sunlight.
Give a scientific reason.
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- Direct combination
- Decomposition
- Displacement
- Double decomposition
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Electrolytic decomposition and photochemical decomposition.
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- Illustrate the reaction of the process with the help of a chemical equation.
