silver nitrate

Also known as nitric acid silver(I) salt, AgNO3, silver(I) nitrate, Lapis infernalis, Argentous nitrate

chemical compound

AI overview

Silver nitrate is a chemical compound made from silver and nitrate that has been used for centuries in medicine, photography, and other industrial applications. It's important because of its ability to disinfect wounds, help produce photographic images, and serve as a useful chemical reagent in laboratories and manufacturing.

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Chemical data

Formula: AgNO3
Molecular weight: 169.873 g/mol
IUPAC name: silver nitrate
SMILES: [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Ag+]
InChIKey: SQGYOTSLMSWVJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area: 62.9 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 3
Formal charge: 0

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Research

8,505 papers

Silver nitrate prophylaxis.ReviewCanadian Medical Association journal · 1984Schneider G
Revitalising Silver Nitrate for Caries Management.ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Gao SS, Zhao IS, Duffin S et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15010080
Historical use of silver nitrate for the management of epistaxis - evidence-based practice?ReviewThe Journal of laryngology and otology · 2023Green M, Tailor H, Keh SDOI: 10.1017/S0022215122002146
Silver nitrate burns following umbilical granuloma treatment.Pediatrics and neonatology · 2024Ho SR, Huang HCDOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2023.06.004
Silver Nitrate Staining of Nucleolar Organizer Regions (Ag-NORs) in Plant Chromosomes.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2023Palma-Rojas C, Jara-Seguel P, Araya-Jaime CDOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3226-0_13
The "silver-nitrate-oma".Hand surgery : an international journal devoted to hand and upper limb surgery and related research : journal of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand · 2012McBride TJ, Rand B, Dhillon SSDOI: 10.1142/S0218810412720136
Silver Nitrate Interpreted as Osseous Pathology on Radiographs(Two Case Reports).ReviewJournal of the American Podiatric Medical Association · 2016Clifford JDOI: 10.7547/15-063
[Accidental silver nitrate inhalation].Revue des maladies respiratoires · 2021Nigen B, Beuchard C, Magois E et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2021.10.004

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 168.89291486
Image: AgNO3.jpg

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Commons category: Silver nitrate
chemical formula: AgNO₃
canonical SMILES: [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Ag+]
standard enthalpy of formation: -124.4
refractive index: 1.744
melting point: 212
2022 Harmonized System Code: 284321

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Article

Silver nitrate is an inorganic compound with chemical formula AgNO 3. It is highly water soluble colorless solid that is a precursor to many other silver compounds. Silver nitrate is highly soluble in water but is poorly soluble in most organic solvents, except acetonitrile (111.8 g/100 g, 25 °C). Silver nitrate is the least expensive salt of silver; it offers several other advantages as well. It is non-hygroscopic (in contrast to silver fluoroborate and silver perchlorate). In addition, it is relatively stable to light, and it dissolves in numerous solvents, including water. The nitrate can be easily replaced by other ligands.

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