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Why should silver chloride be protected from light will result be high or low if you don't protect your silver chloride?

Silver chloride is photosensitive, meaning it can decompose if exposed to light, leading to low yields and impurities in chemical reactions. If not protected, the quality of the silver chloride will be low, potentially affecting the accuracy and reliability of any experiments or processes in which it is used.


How could you make a pure sample of solid silver chloride starting with silver nitrate solution?

Add hydrochloric acid to silver nitrate and stir well to ensure it is all reacted. Silver chloride will precipitate out and is fairly insoluble. Filter the solution and collect the filtrate on the filter paper. Rinse a few times with water to wash off the excess acid. Dry the filtrate in the oven. The result is pure silver chloride. Note this is sensitive to UV light, so this is best done in a dark room under a red lamp.


what is the role of silver chloride and silver bromide in black and white photography?

On exposure to light both compounds forms silver metal in very finely divided state. Inside a camera the bright areas of the image projected onto a photgraphic plate or film are exposed more and therefore more silver gets deposited. This produces a "negative" of the image which is then used to produce the photograph.


What happens when silver is exposed to sunlight?

When light shines on the silver chloride/albumin emulsion the redox reaction happens more quickly than it does in the dark. Imagine now a sensitized sheet of paper, half of which is exposed to bright sunlight and the other half of which is covered up with an opaque card. The silver ions in the exposed area will be reduced to black metallic silver in a matter of minutes; the silver ion under the card will remain colorless or white. Imagine now that you remove the opaque card; what will you see? The half of the paper that was in the light will be black and the half that was in the dark will be white. This reversal of light and dark is referred to as a negative image. But as soon as you remove the opaque card from the sensitized paper, the formerly unexposed white half will begin to turn black. In order to fix the image, we need to remove the light-sensitive silver chloride. Just washing it in water won't do the trick because silver chloride is insoluble in water. The earliest photographic fixer consisted simply of a concentrated solution of sodium chloride, ordinary table salt: While certainly convenient, this reaction does not go very far; only some of the silver chloride is dissolved and the rest remains on the paper. More effective than salt is ammonia.


Effects of chlorine on silver?

High concentrations of Chlorine in a swimming pool or hot tub that come in contact with silver jewelry that is worn in the water + exposure to light will cause the surface of the silver object to become "tarnished." See entry on "silver chloride" for possible explanation of chemical reactions.

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Why should silver chloride be protected from light will result be high or low if you don't protect your silver chloride?

Silver chloride is photosensitive, meaning it can decompose if exposed to light, leading to low yields and impurities in chemical reactions. If not protected, the quality of the silver chloride will be low, potentially affecting the accuracy and reliability of any experiments or processes in which it is used.


The decomposition of silver chloride is catalysed by?

The decomposition of silver chloride is catalyzed by light. When exposed to light, silver chloride decomposes into silver metal and chlorine gas.


Will your result be high or low if you dont protect your silver chloride from light?

The result will be high if you don't protect silver chloride from light, as light can cause the decomposition of silver chloride into silver and chlorine ions, leading to an increase in the apparent concentration of silver ions in the solution.


Is silver chloride coloured compound?

Yes, silver chloride appears white due to its high reflectivity for visible light.


What does silver chloride turn into when it is split up by light?

Silver chloride turns into silver and chlorine when it is split up by light. The light breaks the chemical bonds in the silver chloride molecule, resulting in the formation of silver and chlorine atoms.


What chemicals are in silver chloride?

Silver(+1 charged) and Chlorine(-1 charge)


What happens when silver chloride is exposed to light?

Silver chloride undergoes a photochemical decomposition reaction in the presence of light, breaking down into elemental silver and chlorine gas. This reaction can be used in photography to develop images on film.


Why silver chloride gray in sunlight?

Silver chloride turns grey in sunlight because of decomposition reaction. this decomposition reaction is called photoletic decomposition. 2AgCl gives Ag + Cl2 (silver (silver) (chloride) chloride)


Why do you save silver chloride in dark bottle?

Normal daylight or artificial indoor light can cause reduction of the silver ions in silver chloride to metallic silver.Because on exposure to light it turns into silver metal and elemental chlorine. This reaction is the basis of photographic films.


What type of reactoin occur when sliver cholride is exposed to sun?

When silver chloride is exposed to sunlight, it undergoes a decomposition reaction to form silver metal and chlorine gas. This reaction is a photochemical reaction, meaning that it is initiated by light.


Used in film and turns black in light?

For example silver bromide or chloride.


Why silver chloride stored in colour bottles?

Silver chloride is stored in colored bottles because it is photosensitive and will react with light to form elemental silver. Storing it in colored bottles helps protect it from light exposure, which can prevent unwanted reactions and maintain its purity.