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Silver chloride

Properties

General

Name Silver chloride
Chemical formula AgCl
Appearance White solid

Physical

Formula weight 143.3 amu
Melting point 728 K (455 °C)
Boiling point 1823 K (728 °C)
Density 5.56 ×103 kg/m3
Crystal structure cubic
Solubility virtually insoluble in water

Thermochemistry

ΔfH0gas ? kJ/mol
ΔfH0liquid ? kJ/mol
ΔfH0solid -127.01 kJ/mol
S0gas, 1 bar ? J/mol·K
S0liquid, 1 bar ? J/mol·K
S0solid 96.25 J/mol·K

Silver chloride (also called silver(I) chloride) is a chemical compound with chemical formula AgCl. It is a white crystalline solid. It is used to make photographic film as it turns darker where light is applied. It can be made by mixing an aqueous solution of silver nitrate with salt.

NaCl(aq) + AgNO3(aq) → AgCl(s) + NaNO3(aq)

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