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Why white coloured silver chloride turns grey when kept in sunlight?
Why white coloured silver chloride turns grey when kept in sunlight?
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In presence of sunlight, the heavy amount of energy of light decomposes AgCl to silver (Ag+ ) and chloride (Cl-) ions. Now the little amount of silver flakes are actually black which is fully spreaded over white silver chloride which looks grey.
Dear student!
In presence of sunlight, the heavy amount of energy of light decomposes AgCl to silver (Ag+ ) and chloride (Cl-) ions. Now the little amount of silver flakes are actually black which is fully spreaded over white silver chloride which looks grey.
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