AgNO3
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SILVER NITRATE
CAS7761-88-8EC231-853-9
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
Chemical intermediate, disinfectant, laboratory reagent
Silver nitrate is an inorganic salt commonly used as a chemical intermediate, disinfectant, and laboratory reagent. It is also utilized in photographic processing, glass manufacturing, and certain medical applications such as wound cauterization.
Chemical intermediateDisinfectantLaboratory reagent
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Safety Reference
Danger
H272May intensify fire; oxidizer
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H290May be corrosive to metals
H318Causes serious eye damage
H300Fatal if swallowed
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H302Harmful if swallowed
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H370Causes damage to organs
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for SILVER NITRATE (CAS 7761-88-8) is 2843.21.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2843.21
EU CN code (8-digit)
2843 21 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
silver nitrate
InChIKey
SQGYOTSLMSWVJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Ag+]
Synonyms (89)
- GRAFCO
- Reagecon Silver Nitrate 0.05N according to United States Pharmacopoeia (USP)
- Silver Nitrate BP
- Silver Nitrate USP
- Silver nitrate (JP18/USP)
- Silver nitrate, meets USP testing specifications
- Silver nitrate, meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, 99.8-100.5%
- USP Solution Silver Nitrate 0.100 Normal Conforms to USP
- 0.1M Silver nitrate
- 7761-88-8(solution)
- ANTI-BACTERIAL SLIME
- ARGENTIO NITRATE
- ARGENTUM NIT
- Ag (N O3)
- Argenti nitras
- Argentum Nitricum 200ck
- Argentum Nitricum 6x
- Argentum nitricum
- Argentum nitricum 1M
- Argentum nitricum 200C
- Argerol
- Avoca
- Caswell No. 737
- GRAFCO APPLICATOR 15 CM
- GRAFCO APPLICATOR 30 CM
- GRAFCO APPLICATOR 45 CM
- Lunar caustic
- Nitrate d'argent
- Nitrate d'argent [French]
- Nitrato d'argento
- Nitrato de plata
- Nitrato de plata [Spanish]
- Nitrato de prata
- Nitric acid silver(1+) salt
- Nitric acid silver(I) salt
- Repara Silver Nitrate
- Rxhomeo Homeopathic Combo-39
- SILVER NITRATE
- SILVER NITRATE [MART.]
- SILVER NITRATE, ACS
- Silbernitrat
- Silver (1+) salt
- Silver Nitrate Applicator
- Silver Nitrate Applicators
- Silver Nitrate IP
- Silver Nitrate, Alcoholic
- Silver mononitrate
- Silver nit caustic
- Silver nitrate anhydrous
- Silver nitrate concentrateV
- Silver nitrate solution R1
- Silver nitrate solution R2
- Silver nitrate(DOT)
- Silver nitrate, Ag
- Silver nitrate, Premion?
- Silver(1+) nitrate
- Toughened silver nitrate
- Vet one
- caustic
- silver(I) nitrate