Sunlight decomposes silver chloride (AgCl) into grey silver metal (Ag) and chlorine gas. This decomposition is an endothermic reaction.
Why silver chloride turns grey in Sunlight?
Asked in UPSC Geoscientist 2021 · Topic: Metals, Minerals, Ores: Properties, Uses (Chemical properties of metals (reaction with oxygen, water, acids, bases, other metal salts))
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Answer: A. It forms silver metal and is an example of endothermic reaction
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