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| Density ( g.cm-3 ) | 5.59 |
| Melting Point ( °C ) | 445, 455, 457 deg C (variously reported) |
| Boiling Point: | 1550°C ( 2822°F ), 1547 (variously reported) |
| Young’s Modulus (GPa) | 20 |
| Poissons Ratio | 0.4 |
| Co-Efficient of Thermal Expansion ( /°C) at 20°C | 31x10-6 |
| Dielectric Constant | 12.3 at 1MHz |
| Refractive Index | 1.98 at 10µm 2.02 at 1µm |
| Maximum Recommended Service Temperature (°C) | 200 |
| Molecular formula | AgCl |
| Molar mass | 143.32 g mol-1 |
| Appearance | White Solid, a dry, white, non-hygroscopic powder. |
| Density | 5.56 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 457 °C |
| Boiling point | 1547 °C |
| Solubility in water | 520 µg/100 g at 50 °C (.00089g / Litre @ 10°C) (.021g / Litre @ 100°C) variously reported |
| Solubility | insoluble in alcohol, dilute acid soluble in ammonia, concentrated sulphuric acid, alkali cyanide, NH4CO3, KBr, sodium thiosulphate |
| Refractive index (nD) | 2.071 |
| Crystal structure | halite |
| Std enthalpy of | |
| formation ?fHo298 | -127.01 kJ mol-1 |
| Standard molar | |
| entropy So298 | 96.25 J mol-1 K-1 |
| Synonyms: | AgCl, Cerargyrite, Chlorargyrite, Horn Silver, Silver(I)Chloride. |
| Formula Weight: | 143.32 grams/Mol -- (AgCl contains 75.25% Silver) |
| Shelf Life: Indefinite. | |
| light sensitivity | very sensitive to in ultraviolet or sunlight, turning purple, then black |