- Cloud seeding involves dispersing substances into clouds to serve as condensation or ice nuclei. - Silver iodide crystals have a structure similar to ice, making them effective ice nuclei in cold clouds (clouds where the temperature is below freezing). - The presence of these nuclei encourages the formation of ice crystals or water droplets which can grow large enough to fall as precipitation.
Which one of the following silver salts is used for producing artificial rains?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2010 · Topic: Inorganic Chemistry (Chemistry of Main Group Elements (s-block and p-block))
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