Silver nitride

Fulminating silver ( ambiguous )

Black solid

Fixed

9.0 g · cm -3

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Silver nitride is an inorganic chemical compound of the silver from the group consisting of the nitrides.

Production and representation

Silver nitride may be obtained in ethanol by the reaction of silver (I ) oxide with ammonia.

Properties

Silver nitride is a black flocculent solid which is sparingly soluble in cold water. It is soluble with decomposition in dilute mineral acids. With concentrated acids an explosive reaction. Of air starts at 25 ° C slow decomposition, from a temperature of about 165 ° C. Decomposition of the explosive. The compound is very sensitive to mechanical influences even when wet. Silver nitride has a face-centered cubic crystal structure and an enthalpy of formation of 199.1 kJ / mol.