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Why do we store silver chloride in dark coloured bottles?

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Silver chloride on exposure to sunlight decomposes and produces elemental silver and chlorine gas.

2AgCl2Ag+Cl2

To avoid this decomposition, it is stored in dark coloured bottles.

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