Silver oxide
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| IUPAC name Silver(I) oxide | |
| Other names Silver rust, Argentous oxide, Silver monoxide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.039.946 | 
| EC Number | 
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| MeSH | silver+oxide | 
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| Properties | |
| Ag2O | |
| Molar mass | 231.735 g·mol−1 | 
| Appearance | Black/ brown cubic crystals | 
| Odor | Odorless | 
| Density | 7.14 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K) decomposes from ≥200 °C | 
| 0.013 g/L (20 °C) 0.025 g/L (25 °C) 0.053 g/L (80 °C) | |
| Solubility product (Ksp) of AgOH | 1.52·10−8 (20 °C) | 
| Solubility | Soluble in acid, alkali Insoluble in ethanol | 
| Acidity (pKa) | 12.1 (estimated) | 
| −134.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Structure | |
| Cubic | |
| Pn3m, 224 | |
| Thermochemistry | |
| Heat capacity (C) | 65.9 J/mol·K | 
| Std molar entropy (S⦵298) | 122 J/mol·K | 
| Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) | −31 kJ/mol | 
| Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵) | −11.3 kJ/mol | 
| Hazards | |
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| Danger | |
| H272, H315, H319, H335 | |
| P220, P261, P305+P351+P338 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
| LD50 (median dose) | 2.82 g/kg (rats, oral) | 
| Related compounds | |
| Related compounds | Silver(I,III) oxide | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Silver oxide is the chemical compound with the formula Ag2O. It is a fine black or dark brown powder that is used to prepare other silver compounds.