silver nitrate

Home > ... > Science and Technology > Chemistry > Compounds and Elements > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side World Encyclopedia The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

silver nitrate

silver nitrate , chemical compound, AgNO ₃ , a colorless crystalline material that is very soluble in water. The most important compound of silver, it is used in the preparation of silver salts for photography , in chemical analysis, in silver plating, in inks and hair dyes, and to silver mirrors. It is used in medicine in the treatment of eye infections and gonorrhea. Fused silver nitrate is also called lunar caustic. Taken internally silver nitrate is a poison. It is prepared by reaction of nitric acid with silver, and purified by recrystallization. It is darkened by sunlight or contact with organic matter such as the skin.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-silverni" title="Facts and information about silver nitrate">silver nitrate</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"silver nitrate." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 23 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"silver nitrate." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (November 23, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-silverni.html

"silver nitrate." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-silverni.html

Learn more about citation styles

silver nitrate

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Â© World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

silver nitrate (AgNo₃) Colourless, solid compound. It is the most important salt of silver because it is very soluble in water. Silver nitrate is used in photography, chemical analysis, silverplating, mirrors, inks, and dyes.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O142-silvernitrate" title="Facts and information about silver nitrate">silver nitrate</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"silver nitrate." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 23 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"silver nitrate." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (November 23, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-silvernitrate.html

"silver nitrate." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved November 23, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-silvernitrate.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauruses

A Dictionary of Nursing entry for silver nitrate

Rate these entries|See all related entries

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	The effect of silver nitrate on nasal septal cartilage. Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; 1/1/2005
	High-quality nickel nitrate and silver nitrate production line in Tianjin.(Tianjin Yuexin Power Sources Material Company Ltd.)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 7/26/2005
	High Purity Silver Nitrate Passed Acceptance in Anhui. Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 10/6/2000

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	The effect of silver nitrate on nasal septal cartilage. Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...with a topical application of silver nitrate, which cauterizes the bleeding...tissue. (5) Topically applied silver nitrate has been shown to be particularly...9) The first description of silver nitrate for epistaxis in the modern literature...
	An unusual complication of silver nitrate therapy for chyluria.(Case Report) Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Urology; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...commonly managed by instillation of silver nitrate. We report a patient who developed...renal hilum have been described. Silver nitrate therapy was first described in...validated the safety and efficacy of silver nitrate therapy. However, many serious...
	Silver nitrate.(Standard Processes)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Forensic Science Communications; 1/1/2001; 700+ words ; Silver nitrate is used to develop latent prints on porous...storage bottles Materials and Chemicals * Silver nitrate (reagent grade purity [greater than...Ethanol Mixing Procedure Water Base Silver nitrate 30 g Distilled water 1000 mL...
	High-quality nickel nitrate and silver nitrate production line in Tianjin.(Tianjin Yuexin Power Sources Material Company Ltd.)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 7/26/2005; 700+ words ; The 300 t/a high-quality silver nitrate and 1 000 t/a high-quality...accounts for 95% and nickel nitrate with analytic purity accounts for 5%. The purity of silver nitrate is more than 99.8%. Due to...
	Celling agents, silver nitrate, and sequestrene iron influence adventitious shoot and callus formation from Rubus leaves Magazine article from: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; GELLING AGENTS, SILVER NITRATE, AND SEQUESTRENE IRON INFLUENCE...observed on explants subjected to silver nitrate in RM/T1, but no improvement in...iron in the second transfer to RM. Silver nitrate significantly reduced callus formation...
	Silver nitrate relieves pain of aphthous stomatitis.(Patient-oriented evidence that matters) Magazine article from: JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Clinical question Is silver nitrate a safe, effective way to relieve...practice of a brief application of silver nitrate to painful, small aphthous...application by their physician of either silver nitrate or sucrose (placebo). The...
	Diagnostic value of silver nitrate staining for nucleolar organizer regions in selected head and neck tumors.(Original Article) Magazine article from: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...aimed to assess the usefulness of silver nitrate staining of nucleolar organizer...tumors. Materials and Methods: The silver nitrate staining technique was used...lt; 0.001). Conclusion: The silver nitrate staining for NORs is a useful...
	An unusual complication of silver nitrate therapy for chyluria.(Commentary)(Brief article) Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Urology; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...commonly use agent in the past was silver nitrate which has also been successfully...complication reported by intrarenal silver nitrate instillation and realized...Higher concentration- 3 and 5% of silver nitrate solution-should never...
	Silver nitrate still allowed Newspaper article from: The Press; 5/25/2000; 519 words ; ...permitted in New Zealand wine. Silver nitrate, used to remove the sulphur flavour...smells, and small small traces of silver nitrate found in export product...audit to ensure that the use of silver nitrate does not occur in Australian...
	Move over, silver nitrate. (tetracycline ointment now used to prevent eye infections in newborns) Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents; 6/1/1988; ; 572 words ; Move Over, Silver Nitrate Since 1881, newborns have been treated with silver nitrate drops to prevent gonococcal (caused by gonorrhea...was hailed as a major step in preventive medicine. Silver nitrate has been criticized as being less than optimally...