Question

Balance the following and identify the reaction

Silver Bromide on exposure to sunlight decomposes into silver and bromine

Answer 1

• When silver bromide is kept in sunlight or is exposed to sunlight, it decomposes to form silver metal and bromine vapours.
• In this reactions, pale yellow colour of silver bromide changes to greyish white due to formation of silver metal.
• ​The balanced chemical equation is as follows:

$2AgBr⟷2Ag+{Br}_2$