Silver sulfate
| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
Silver(I) sulfate | |
| Other names
Disilver sulfate Argentous sulfate | |
| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) |
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| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.581 |
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| UNII | |
| UN number | 3077 |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |
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| Properties | |
| Ag2SO4 | |
| Molar mass | 311.79 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless solid |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Density | 5.45 g/cm3 (25 °C) 4.84 g/cm3 (660 °C) |
| Melting point | 652.2–660 °C (1,206.0–1,220.0 °F; 925.4–933.1 K) |
| Boiling point | 1,085 °C (1,985 °F; 1,358 K) decomposition |
| 0.57 g/100 mL (0 °C) 0.69 g/100 mL (10 °C) 0.83 g/100 mL (25 °C) 0.96 g/100 mL (40 °C) 1.33 g/100 mL (100 °C) | |
Solubility product (Ksp) |
1.2·10−5 |
| Solubility | Dissolves in aq. acids, alcohols, acetone, ether, acetates, amides Insoluble in ethanol |
| Solubility in sulfuric acid | 8.4498 g/L (0.1 molH2SO4/LH2O) 25.44 g/100 g (13 °C) 31.56 g/100 g (24.5 °C) 127.01 g/100 g (96 °C) |
| Solubility in ethanol | 7.109 g/L (0.5 nEtOH/H2O) |
| Solubility in acetic acid | 7.857 g/L (0.5 nAcOH/H2O) |
| −9.29·10−5 cm3/mol | |
Refractive index (nD) |
nα = 1.756 nβ = 1.775 nγ = 1.782 |
| Structure | |
| Orthorhombic, oF56 | |
| Fddd, No. 70 | |
| 2/m 2/m 2/m | |
a = 10.2699(5) Å, b = 12.7069(7) Å, c = 5.8181(3) Å α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 90° | |
| Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C) |
131.4 J/mol·K |
Std molar entropy (S⦵298) |
200.4 J/mol·K |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−715.9 kJ/mol |
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵) |
−618.4 kJ/mol |
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: | |
| Danger | |
| H318, H410 | |
| P273, P280, P305+P351+P338, P501 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references | |
Silver sulfate is an inorganic compound with the formula Ag2SO4. It is a white solid with low solubility in water.