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Silver nitrate

99.9999% trace metals basis

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:
24852261
NACRES:
NA.23

vapor density

5.8 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

Assay

99.9999% trace metals basis

form

crystalline
solid

impurities

≤1.5 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

mp

212 °C (dec.) (lit.)

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 is a water-soluble silver salt used as a precursor to prepare silver-containing nanomaterials or complexes.

Application

Silver nitrate can be used as:
  • An activator in Ni-P coating of fly-ash cenosphere particles by the electroless method.
  • A silver precursor to prepare Ag–TiO2 nanomaterials applicable in the photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine 6G dye molecule.
It can also be used as a catalyst in the:
  • Hydrolytic oxidation of organosilanes to generate hydrogen.
  • Oxidation of a variety of aldehydes to corresponding carboxylic acids in the presence of H2O2 as an oxidizer.

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

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Andrey Massarsky et al.
Chemosphere, 92(1), 59-66 (2013-04-04)
Nanomaterials (NMs) including silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are incorporated into an increasing number of consumer and medical products. However, the potential toxicity of AgNPs to aquatic organisms is largely unknown. This study characterizes the effects of AgNPs on zebrafish (Danio rerio)
G Jeremy Leong et al.
Nanoscale, 6(19), 11364-11371 (2014-08-22)
The design and synthesis of shape-directed nanoscale noble metal particles have attracted much attention due to their enhanced catalytic properties and the opportunities to study fundamental aspects of nanoscale systems. As such, numerous methods have been developed to synthesize crystals
Sarah Jessl et al.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 14(20), e1703879-e1703879 (2018-04-18)
Seed-mediated methods employing cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as a surfactant, and silver salts as additives, are the most common synthetic strategies for high-yield productions of quality Au nanorods. However, the mechanism of these reactions is not yet fully understood and, importantly
Silver nanoparticles from ultrasonic spray pyrolysis of aqueous silver nitrate.
Pingali K, et al.
Aerosol Science and Technology, 39(10), 1010-1014 (2005)
Zhou, J.-K.; et al.
Ind. and Eng. Chem., 45(10), 3503-3511 (2006)
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