Silver nitrate solution is kept in a laboratory in colored reagent bottles.

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The silver nitrate reacts with atmospheric energy provided by sunlight if kept in a transparent bottle and get decomposed to silver oxide $A g_{2} O$ so, the silver nitrate is kept in colored bottle.

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Explain: 'Silver nitrate solution is kept in coloured reagent bottles in the laboratory.'

Give reasons:

(a) Molybdenum is used in the manufacture of ammonia.

(b) Silver nitrate solution is kept in coloured bottles.

Tap water is not used to prepare a solution of silver nitrate in the laboratory. Why?

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