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AGNO3 [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Photography
Universal entry(ies)
AgNO3
formula, see observation
7761-88-8
CAS number
OBS

Properties: Colorless, transparent, tabular, rhombic crystals, becoming gray or grayish-black on exposure to light in the presence of organic matter; odorless; bitter, caustic metallic taste; strong oxidizing agent and caustic; ... Use: Photographic film, catalyst for ethylene oxide, indelible inks, silver plating, silver salts, silvering mirrors, germicide (as a wall spray), hair dyeing, antiseptic, fused form to cauterize wounds, reagent.

OBS

lunar caustic. Used in silver intensifiers, physical developers, and many sensitizers.

OBS

Chemical formula: AgNO3

OBS

for "lunar caustic": Fused silver nitrate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Photographie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
AgNO3
formula, see observation
7761-88-8
CAS number
CONT

[...] on a préalablement préparé le nitrate d'argent en dissolvant une barre d'argent pur dans de l'acide nitrique.

OBS

Le caustique lunaire est un médicament topique, caustique, antiseptique et astringent.

OBS

Formule chimique : AgNO3

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Fotografía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
AgNO3
formula, see observation
7761-88-8
CAS number
DEF

Sal argéntica, de fórmula AgNO3. Sólido incoloro, de sabor amargo y soluble en agua.

OBS

Se obtiene al disolver plata en ácido nítrico.

OBS

Se emplea en fotografía, en el plateado y como reactivo químico.

OBS

Fórmula química: AgNO3

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