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Silver Oxide

Ag₂O

F.W. 231.76

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Hazard Alert

Slightly toxic; fire risk in contact with organic material or ammonia. LD50 2820 mg/kg.

Resources

Storage:

Inorganic #4

Disposal:

#26a

Shelf Life:

Indefinite but light-sensitive.

Soluble:

Ammonium hydroxide, nitric acid, sodium thiosulfate solution; slightly in water; insoluble in alcohol.

Color:

Gray/black

Odor:

None

CAS No.:

20667-12-3

Technical Note:

See Flinn disposal procedure #11 for an inexpensive route to prepare silver oxide from silver wastes.