Characteristic

Silver nitrite is an inorganic compound with the formula AgNO₂.

Chemical formula:AgNO₂

Molar mass:153.87 g/mol

Appearance:colorless to yellow crystals

Melting point:140 °C (284 °F; 413 K)

Solubility in water:0.155 g/100 mL (0 °C)

0.275 g/100 mL (15 °C)

1.363 g/100 mL (60 °C)

Solubility:insoluble in ethanol

Magnetic susceptibility (χ):−42.0·10−6 cm³/mol

Application

Silver nitrite is used in the silver plating process, hair dye, inks, permanent marker pens and determination of chloride ions in water and drilling fluids. It is used as TollenÂ’s reagent and used in the formation of aniline and nitro compounds in victor mayer reactions.