Silver oxide

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Not to be confused with silver(I,III) oxide, used in silver-oxide batteries.
Silver oxide
Silver(I) oxide structure in unit cell
Silver(I) oxide powder
Names
IUPAC name
Silver(I) oxide
Other names
Silver rust, Argentous oxide, Silver monoxide
Identifiers
20667-12-3 YesY
ChemSpider 7970393 N
EC Number 243-957-1
Jmol 3D model Interactive image
MeSH silver+oxide
PubChem 9794626
RTECS number VW4900000
  • InChI=1S/2Ag.O/q2*+1;-2 N
    Key: NDVLTYZPCACLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
  • InChI=1S/2Ag.O/q2*+1;-2
    Key: NDVLTYZPCACLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [O-2].[Ag+].[Ag+]
Properties
Ag2O
Molar mass 231.74 g·mol−1
Appearance Black/ brown cubic crystals
Odor Odorless[1]
Density 7.14 g/cm3
Melting point 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K) decomposes from ≥200 °C[3][4]
0.013 g/L (20 °C)
0.025 g/L (25 °C)[2]
0.053 g/L (80 °C)[3]
Solubility product (Ksp) of AgOH
 1.52·10−8 (20 °C)
Solubility Soluble in acid, alkali
Insoluble in ethanol[2]
Structure
Cubic
Thermochemistry
65.9 J/mol·K[2]
122 J/mol·K[5]
−31 kJ/mol[5]
−11.3 kJ/mol[4]
Vapor pressure {{{value}}}
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Silver(I,III) oxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Silver(I) oxide is the chemical compound with the formula Ag2O. It is a fine black or dark brown powder that is used to prepare other silver compounds.

Preparation

Silver(I) oxide produced by reacting lithium hydroxide with a very dilute silver nitrate solution

Silver oxide can be prepared by combining aqueous solutions of silver nitrate and an alkali hydroxide.[6][7] This reaction does not afford appreciable amounts of silver hydroxide due to the favorable energetics for the following reaction:[8]

2 AgOH → Ag2O + H2O (pK = 2.875[9])

US patent 20050050990 describes the preparation of AgO with properties suitable for use as a fine grained conductive paste filler.

Structure and properties

Ag2O features linear, two-coordinate Ag centers linked by tetrahedral oxides. It is isostructural with Cu2O. It dissolves" in solvents that degrade it. It is slightly soluble in water due to the formation of the ion Ag(OH)2− and possibly related hydrolysis products.[10] It dissolves in ammonia solution to give soluble derivatives.[citation needed] A slurry of Ag2O is readily attacked by acids:

Ag2O + 2 HX → 2 AgX + H2O

where HX = HF, HCl, HBr, or HI, HO2CCF3. It will also react with solutions of alkali chlorides to precipitate silver chloride, leaving a solution of the corresponding alkali hydroxide.[11][10]

Like many silver compounds, silver oxide is photosensitive. It also decomposes at temperatures above 280 °C.[12]

Applications

This oxide is used in some silver-oxide batteries, as is the silver(I,III)oxide, Ag4O4. In organic chemistry, silver oxide is used as a mild oxidizing agent. For example, it oxidizes aldehydes to carboxylic acids. Such reactions often work best when the silver oxide is prepared in situ from silver nitrate and alkali hydroxide.

References

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External links

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  6. ↑ O. Glemser and H. Sauer "Silver Oxide" in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Edited by G. Brauer, Academic Press, 1963, NY. Vol. 1. p. 1037.
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  8. ↑ Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. "Inorganic Chemistry" Academic Press: San Diego, 2001. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.
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  11. ↑ General Chemistry by Linus Pauling, 1970 Dover ed. p703-704
  12. ↑ Merck Index of Chemicals and Drugs, 14th ed. monograph 8521
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