Silver acetate
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| IUPAC name
Silver(I) acetate | |
| Systematic IUPAC name
Silver(I) ethanoate | |
| Other names
Acetic acid, silver(I) salt Silver ethanoate Argentous acetate Argentous ethanoate | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.414 |
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| Properties | |
| AgC2H3O2 | |
| Molar mass | 166.912 g/mol |
| Appearance | white to slightly grayish powder slightly acidic odor |
| Density | 3.26 g/cm3, solid |
| Melting point | 220 °C (428 °F; 493 K) (decomposes) |
| 1.02 g/100 mL(20 °C) | |
Solubility product (Ksp) |
1.94×10−3 |
| −60.4·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Hazards | |
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| H315, H319, H335, H400 | |
| P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Silver acetate is a coordination compound with the empirical formula CH3CO2Ag (or AgC2H3O2). A photosensitive, white, crystalline solid, it is a useful reagent in the laboratory as a source of silver ions lacking an oxidizing anion.