Silver nitrate
SIGALD/85228 - puriss. p.a., ≥99.5% (AT)
Synonym: Nitric acid silver(I) salt
CAS Number: 7761-88-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): AgNO3
Molecular Weight: 169.87
EC Number: 231-853-9
MDL Number: MFCD00003414
Linear Formula: AgNO3
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤5 mg/kg |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤20 mg/kg | |
| assay | ≥99.5% (AT) |
| cation traces | Ca: ≤10 mg/kg |
| Cd: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Co: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Cr: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Cu: ≤2 mg/kg | |
| Fe: ≤2 mg/kg | |
| K: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| Mg: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Mn: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Na: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| Ni: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Pb: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Zn: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| form | solid |
| grade | puriss. p.a. |
| InChI | 1S/Ag.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;- |
| InChI key | SQGYOTSLMSWVJD-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 212 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| SMILES string | [O-][N+]([O-])=O.[Ag+] |
| vapor density | 5.8 (vs air) |
| Application: | Silver nitrate is used as a precursor in the preparation of: • Highly sensitive silver colloids. • Chitosan silver nanocomposite (CSN) films. • Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as a reducing agent and polyethylene glycol (PEG) as stabilizing agent. |
| General description: | Silver nitrate (AgNO3) is commonly used as a precursor to many other silver compounds. |
| Symbol |    GHS03,GHS05,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H272 - H290 - H314 - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P260 - P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | O,C,N |
| Risk Statements | 8-34-50/53 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45-60-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 1493 5.1 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.5% (AT) |
| mp | 212 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |