silver chloride
Also known as silver(I) chloride
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- AgCl
- Molecular weight
- 143.32 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- chlorosilver
- SMILES
- Cl[Ag]
- InChIKey
- HKZLPVFGJNLROG-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Silver chloride is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula AgCl. This white crystalline solid is well known for its low solubility in water and its sensitivity to light. Upon illumination or heating, silver chloride converts to silver (and chlorine), which is signaled by grey to black or purplish coloration in some samples. AgCl occurs naturally as the mineral chlorargyrite.
It is produced by a metathesis reaction for use in photography and in pH meters as electrodes.