Silver chloride, 99.9% (metals basis)

CAS: 7783-90-6

Ref. 02-011421

Product Information

• Name: Silver chloride, 99.9% (metals basis)
• Synonyms: AgCl, silver monochloride, silver chloride deposited on titanium dioxide, Acticide AGT 2, AgCl (Silver monochloride), Argentous chloride, Biostat B, Biostat K, Biostat L, Biostat T, Chlorure d'argent, Cloruro De Plata, Dorafresh AG, JM Acticare, JMAC Composite PG, Jmac Lp, Jmac-Lp 10%, Lp 10, Rdagcl 50, Ruco-Bac Agp, Sanitized T 27-22 Silver, Schoeller-protec SIL B, Silaide, Silberchlorid, Silpure FBR 5, Silver Chloride, Silver monochloride, Silver(I) chloride, Silvertec, Ultra Fresh Silpure FBR 5, iSyS AG, Silver chloride (AgCl)

Description

Employed in Silver plating. Owing to its characteristic of reversible reduction to silver metal, it is used in photochromic lenses. Used as a cathode in sea water activated batteries. In electrochemistry, silver chloride electrode is used for potentiometric measurements. It serves as an antidote for mercury poisoning, and eliminates mercury from body. It is used in glass manufacturing industry. It is useful in the production of bandages, wound healing products and inglaze lustre, personal deodorant products, as well as for long term preservation of drinking water in water tanks; its pharmaceutical composition finds use as an antibacterial agent. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

• Brand: Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 143.32
• Formula: AgCl
• Purity: 99.9%
• Color/Form: White to pale cream, Crystalline solid
• InChI key: HKZLPVFGJNLROG-UHFFFAOYSA-M