8. Complete Activity 1.8 (Page 9).
- Take about 2 g silver chloride in a china dish.
- What is its colour?
- Place this china dish in sunlight for some time (Fig. 1.7).
- Observe the colour of the silver chloride after some time.
Answer:
Aim: To observe what happens tosilver chloride in the presence of sunlight and make conclusions.
Materials Required: 2 g silver chloride, china dish, open window.
Procedure:
(i) The 2 g of silver chloride is put in a china dish.
(ii) The china dish is placed near a window through which sunlight is entering. The observations after sometime are noted.
Observations:
White silver chloride turns grey on exposure to sunlight.
Conclusions: Silver chloride decomposes by the action of sunlight into silver and chlorine. The reaction is shown below:
2AgCl(s) + Sunlight —> 2Ag(s) + Cl2(g)
“8. Complete Activity 1.8 (Page 9).
Observe the colour of the silver chloride after some time.
Take about 2 g silver chloride in a china dish.
What is its colour?
Place this china dish in sunlight for some time (Fig. 1.7).” – Solved.
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