What happens when silver chloride is exposed to sunlight ? Write a chemical equation for this reaction. Also give one use of such a reaction.

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Solution

When silver chloride is exposed to light, it decomposes to form silver metal and chlorine gas.
This reaction is used in black and white photography
Reaction:

$2 A g C l ⟶ 2 A g + C l_{2}$

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