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silver iodide

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silver iodide

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Also known as AgI, silver(I) iodide

inorganic compound

Chemical data

Formula
AgI
Molecular weight
234.773 g/mol
IUPAC name
iodosilver
SMILES
[Ag]I
InChIKey
MSFPLIAKTHOCQP-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
233.80957
Image
AgI sample.jpg
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Commons category
Silver iodide
chemical formula
AgI
canonical SMILES
[Ag]I
boiling point
1506
melting point
558
standard enthalpy of formation
-62.4
electric dipole moment
5.10
solubility product constant
0.0000000000000000852
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Silver iodide is an inorganic compound with the formula AgI. The compound is a bright yellow salt, but samples almost always contain impurities of metallic silver that give a grey colouration. The silver contamination arises because some samples of AgI can be highly photosensitive. This property is exploited in silver-based photography. Silver iodide is also used as an antiseptic and in cloud seeding.

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