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


When silver chloride is exposed to light, it decomposes to form silver metal and chlorine gas.
The chemical reaction is given as:
$2AgCl\ ( s) \ \rightarrow \ \ 2Ag\ ( s) \ +\ Cl_{2} \ ( g)$

The above reaction is used in black and white photography.

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