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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![]() |
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MeSH | silver+oxide |
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Properties | |
Ag2O | |
Molar mass | 231.735 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Black/ browncubic crystals |
Odor | Odorless[1] |
Density | 7.14 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K) decomposes from ≥200 °C[3][5] |
0.013 g/L (20 °C) 0.025 g/L (25 °C)[2] 0.053 g/L (80 °C)[3] | |
Solubility product (Ksp) of AgOH | 1.52·10−8 (20 °C) |
Solubility | Soluble inacid,alkali Insoluble inethanol[2] |
Acidity (pKa) | 12.1 (estimated)[4] |
−134.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Structure | |
Cubic | |
Pn3m, 224 | |
Thermochemistry | |
65.9 J/mol·K[2] | |
Std molar entropy(S⦵298) | 122 J/mol·K[6] |
Std enthalpy of formation(ΔfH⦵298) | −31 kJ/mol[6] |
Gibbs free energy(ΔfG⦵) | −11.3 kJ/mol[5] |
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Danger | |
H272,H315,H319,H335[7] | |
P220,P261,P305+P351+P338[7] | |
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LD50 (median dose) | 2.82 g/kg (rats, oral)[1] |
Related compounds | |
Related compounds | Silver(I,III) oxide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Silver oxide is thechemical compound with theformulaAg2O. It is a fine black or dark brown powder that is used to prepare othersilver compounds.
Silver oxide can be prepared by combining aqueous solutions ofsilver nitrate and analkali hydroxide.[8][9] This reaction does not afford appreciable amounts of silver hydroxide due to the favorable energetics for the following reaction:[10]
With suitably controlled conditions, this reaction can be used to prepare Ag2O powder with properties suitable for several uses including as a fine grained conductive paste filler.[12]
Ag2O features linear, two-coordinate Ag centers linked by tetrahedral oxides. It isisostructural withCu2O. It "dissolves" in solvents that degrade it. It is slightly soluble in water due to the formation of the ionAg(OH)−2 and possibly related hydrolysis products.[13] It is soluble inammonia solution, producing active compound ofTollens' reagent. Aslurry of Ag2O is readily attacked byacids:
where HX =HF,HCl,HBr,HI, orCF3COOH. It will also react with solutions of alkali chlorides to precipitatesilver chloride, leaving a solution of the corresponding alkali hydroxide.[13][14]
Despite the photosensitivity of many silver compounds, silver oxide is not photosensitive,[15] although it readily decomposes at temperatures above 280 °C.[16]
This oxide is used insilver-oxide batteries.[17] In organic chemistry, silver oxide is used as a mildoxidizing agent.[18] For example, it oxidizesaldehydes tocarboxylic acids.[19]
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