Assertion: White silver chloride tu

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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Chemistry

Question:

Assertion: White silver chloride turns grey in sunlight.

Reason: Sunlight decomposes silver chloride.

Choose the correct option out of the following.

Options:

Both assertion and reason are correct, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

Both assertion and reason are correct, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.

Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct.

Correct Answer:

Both assertion and reason are correct, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 1. Both assertion and reason are correct, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

White silver chloride turns grey in sunlight.

This is due to the decomposition of silver chloride into silver and chlorine by light.

2AgCl(s) → 2Ag(s) + Cl2(g)