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Identify the type of chemical reaction taking place when silver chloride turns black on exposure to sunlight.

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Decomposition reaction
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Displacement reaction
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Combination reaction
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Double displacement reaction
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Solution

The correct option is A Decomposition reaction

Silver chloride decomposes to two different products i.e. silver and chlorine.
The balanced chemical equation is:
2AgCl(s) 2Ag(s) + Cl2(g)

Such chemical reaction in which two or more products are formed from a single reactant is called a decomposition reaction.
It is a decomposition reaction that occurs in the presence of sunlight and hence it is a photochemical decomposition reaction.


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