Silver chlorate

Colorless solid

Fixed

4.43 g · cm -3 ( 25 ° C)

230 ° C.

270 ° C ( decomposition)

Slightly soluble in water (176 g · l-1 at 25 ° C)

Risk

-30.3 KJ / mol

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Silver chlorate is an inorganic chemical compound of the silver from the group of chlorates.

Production and representation

Silver chlorate can be obtained by reaction of silver nitrate with sodium chlorate.

Properties

Silver chlorate is a colorless solid with strongly shining crystals, which turn dark on exposure to light and are slightly soluble in water. Ethanol is slightly soluble. It has a tetragonal crystal structure with space group I4 / m ( a = 8.49 Å, c = 7.89 Å ) and an enthalpy of -24.0 kJ / mol.