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IUPAC name
Silver nitrate
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Systematic IUPAC name
Silver(I) nitrate | |
Other names
Nitric acid silver(1+) salt
Lapis infernalis Argentous nitrate | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.028.958 |
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UN number | 1493 |
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Properties | |
AgNO3 | |
Molar mass | 169.872 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | colorless solid |
Odor | Odorless |
Density | 4.35 g/cm3 (24 °C) 3.97 g/cm3 (210 °C)[1] |
Melting point | 209.7 °C (409.5 °F; 482.8 K)[1][3] |
Boiling point | 440 °C (824 °F; 713 K) decomposes[1] |
122 g/100 mL (0 °C) 170 g/100 mL (10 °C) 256 g/100 mL (25 °C) 373 g/100 mL (40 °C) 912 g/100 mL (100 °C)[2] | |
Solubility | Soluble in acetone,[1] ammonia, ether, glycerol |
Solubility in acetic acid | 0.776 g/kg (30 °C) 1.244 g/kg (40 °C) 5.503 g/kg (93 °C)[3] |
Solubility in acetone | 0.35 g/100 g (14 °C) 0.44 g/100 g (18 °C)[2] |
Solubility in benzene | 0.22 g/kg (35 °C) 0.44 g/kg (40.5 °C)[2] |
Solubility in ethanol | 3.1 g/100 g (19 °C)[2] |
Solubility in ethyl acetate | 2.7 g/100 g (20 °C)[3] |
log P | 0.19 |
−45.7·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.744 |
Viscosity | 3.77 cP (244 °C) 3.04 cP (275 °C)[3] |
Structure | |
Orthorhombic, oP56[4] | |
P212121, No. 19[4] | |
222[4] | |
a = 6.992(2) Å, b = 7.335(2) Å, c = 10.125(2) Å[4] α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 90°
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Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C)
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93.1 J/mol·K[1] |
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
140.9 J/mol·K[1] |
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−124.4 kJ/mol[1] |
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵)
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−33.4 kJ/mol[1] |
Pharmacology | |
D08AL01 (WHO) | |
Hazards | |
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards
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Reacts explosively with ethanol. Toxic. Corrosive. |
GHS labelling: | |
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Danger | |
H272, H314, H410[5] | |
P220, P273, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310, P501[5] | |
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LDLo (lowest published)
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800 mg/kg (rabbit, oral) 20 mg/kg (dog, oral)[6] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Silver nitrate is an inorganic compound with chemical formula AgNO
3. It is a versatile precursor to many other silver compounds, such as those used in photography. It is far less sensitive to light than the halides.[citation needed] It was once called lunar caustic because silver was called luna by ancient alchemists who associated silver with the moon.[7] In solid silver nitrate, the silver ions are three-coordinated in a trigonal planar arrangement.[4]