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Question

Silver nitrate produces a black stain on skin due to.

A

Being a strong reducing agent

B

Its corrosive action

C

Formation of complex compound

D

Its reduction to metallic silver

Answer

Its reduction to metallic silver

Explanation

Solution

Its reduction to metallic silver.

$2AgNO_{3} \rightarrow \underset{\text{black stain}}{2Ag} + N_{2} + 3O_{2}$