Silver Chloride

Silver chloride is a chemical compound with the chemical formula AgCl. This white crystalline solid is well known for its low solubility in water. Upon illumination or heating, silver chloride converts to silver, which is signaled by greyish or purplish coloration to some samples.

• Formula:

  AgCl

• Molar mass:

  143.32 g/mol

• IUPAC ID

  Silver(I) chloride

• Solubility in water

  520 μg/100 g at 50 °C

• Other anions:

  silver(I) fluoride, silver bromide, silver iodide

• Refractive index (nD):

  2.071