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Silver nitrate

puriss. p.a., ≥99.5% (AT)

Synonym(s):

Nitric acid silver(I) salt

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Linear Formula:
AgNO3
CAS Number:
7761-88-8
Molecular Weight:
169.87
EC Number:
231-853-9
MDL number:
MFCD00003414
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329769364
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

5.8 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

grade

puriss. p.a.

Assay

≥99.5% (AT)

form

solid

mp

212 °C (dec.) (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤5 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤20 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤10 mg/kg
Cd: ≤1 mg/kg
Co: ≤5 mg/kg
Cr: ≤5 mg/kg
Cu: ≤2 mg/kg
Fe: ≤2 mg/kg
K: ≤50 mg/kg
Mg: ≤5 mg/kg
Mn: ≤5 mg/kg
Na: ≤50 mg/kg
Ni: ≤5 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Zn: ≤1 mg/kg

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 (AgNO3) is commonly used as a precursor to many other silver compounds.

Application

Silver nitrate is used as a precursor in the preparation of:
  • Highly sensitive silver colloids.
  • Chitosan silver nanocomposite (CSN) films.
  • Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as a reducing agent and polyethylene glycol (PEG) as stabilizing agent.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H272,H290,H314,H360D,H410

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

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Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 988-988 (1994)
A new method for fast preparation of highly surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active silver colloids at room temperature by reduction of silver nitrate with hydroxylamine hydrochloride.
Leopold N and Lendl B.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 107(24), 5723-5727 (2003)
D D Songstad et al.
Plant cell reports, 7(4), 262-265 (1988-06-01)
The effect of the ethylene antagonists norbornadiene and silver nitrate and the ethylene precursor l-aminocyclopropane-l-carboxylic acid (ACC) on Zea mays plant regeneration was studied. A 12-fold increase in plant regeneration, as measured by number of plants obtained per gram fresh
C Campagnoli et al.
Blood, 98(8), 2396-2402 (2001-10-06)
Human mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells (MSCs) have been identified in adult bone marrow, but little is known about their presence during fetal life. MSCs were isolated and characterized in first-trimester fetal blood, liver, and bone marrow. When 10(6) fetal blood nucleated
Irina Blinova et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 20(5), 3456-3463 (2012-11-13)
Although silver nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly used in various consumer products and produced in industrial scale, information on harmful effects of nanosilver to environmentally relevant organisms is still scarce. This paper studies the adverse effects of silver NPs to two
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