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Silver nitrate

BioXtra, >99% (titration)

Synonym(s):

Nitric acid silver(I) salt

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
AgNO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
169.87
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.31

vapor density

5.8 (vs air)

Quality Level

product line

BioXtra

Assay

>99% (titration)

form

solid

impurities

<0.005% Phosphorus (P)
<0.1% Insoluble matter

pH

5.0-7.0 (20 °C, 1 M in H2O)

mp

212 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): <0.05%
sulfate (SO42-): <0.05%

cation traces

Al: <0.0005%
Ca: <0.0005%
Cu: <0.0005%
Fe: <0.0005%
K: <0.005%
Mg: <0.0005%
NH4+: <0.05%
Na: <0.01%
Pb: <0.001%
Zn: <0.0005%

SMILES string

[O-][N+]([O-])=O.[Ag+]

InChI

1S/Ag.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1

InChI key

SQGYOTSLMSWVJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Silver nitrate stains substance with brown-black color. It is unstable at a temperature >100°C and loses its chromatographic properties.

Application

Silver nitrate has been used:
  • in the synthesis of colloidal silver nanoparticles
  • in von Kossa staining of differentiated osteogenically driven human mesenchymal stem cells, osteoblasts and mineralized nodules
  • in the approach of developing a new myelin silver stain

Biochem/physiol Actions

Silver nitrate solution is originally used as an antiseptic agent and to treat burn wounds. Treatment with hypotonic silver nitrate solution might result in hyponatremia, an electrolyte abnormality.

Disclaimer

The product is not intended for use as a biocide under global biocide regulations, including but not limited to US EPA′s Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, European Biocidal Products Regulation, Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Turkey’s Biocidal Products Regulation, Korea’s Consumer Chemical Products and Biocide Safety Management Act (K-BPR) and others.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Ox. Sol. 2 - Repr. 1B - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class Code

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Chromatography for the Analysis of Lipids, 28-28 (1993)
A modified technique for high-resolution staining of myelin
Pistorio AL, et al.
Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 153(1), 135-146 (2006)
Near-infrared optical imaging for monitoring the regeneration of osteogenic tissue-engineered constructs
Cowles EA, et al.
BioResearch Open Access, 2(3), 186-191 (2013)
Trauma: Critical Care, 945-945 (2007)
Cyclic AMP signaling in bone marrow stromal cells has reciprocal effects on the ability of mesenchymal stem cells to differentiate into mature osteoblasts versus mature adipocytes
Kao R, et al.
Endocrine, 42(3), 622-636 (2012)

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