Environmental hazard
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Silver iodide is an iodide of silver. It is a photosensitive solid used in photography, as an antiseptic in medicine, and in rainmaking. Silver is a metallic element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. It occurs naturally in its pure, free form, as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. (L808, L809, L820)
| Physical Description | Light yellow odorless solid; Gradually darkened by light; [Merck Index] Insoluble in water (28X10-7 g/l at 25 deg C); [HSDB] |
| Color/Form | Light yellow, powder; crystals are hexagonal or cubic |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Melting Point | 552 °C |
| Boiling Point | 1506 °C |
| Density | 5.67 |
| Solubility | Sol in hydriodic acid, /aqueous solutions of/ potassium iodide, sodium chloride, potassium cyanide, ammonium hydroxide, and sodium thiosulfate. |
| Vapor Pressure | 1 MM HG @ 820 °C |
| Stability/Shelf Life | LIGHT SENSITIVE |
| IUPAC Name | iodosilver |
| Molecular Formula | AgI |
| Molecular Weight | 234.773 g/mol |
| CAS | 7783-96-2 |
| SMILES | [Ag]I |
| InChIKey | MSFPLIAKTHOCQP-UHFFFAOYSA-M |
| Catalog No | KC.1910066 |
| Pack sizes | 25GM |
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