A silver salt with powerful germicidal activity. It has been used topically to prevent OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
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A silver salt with powerful germicidal activity. It has been used topically to prevent OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
| Physical Description | Silver nitrate appears as a colorless or white crystalline solid becoming black on exposure to light or organic material. |
| Color/Form | Colorless rhombic cyrstals |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Melting Point | 414 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Boiling Point | 824 °F at 760 mmHg (Decomposes) (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 4.35 at 66.2 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 61 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Refractive Index | INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.729, 1.744, 1.788 |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Light sensitive. |
| IUPAC Name | silver nitrate |
| Molecular Formula | AgNO3 |
| Molecular Weight | 169.873 g/mol |
| CAS | 7761-88-8 |
| SMILES | [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Ag+] |
| InChIKey | SQGYOTSLMSWVJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.1910069 |
| Pack sizes | 10GM · 25GM · 100GM |
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