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Silver sulfate

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Silver sulfate is a widely used ingredient in cosmetics, personal care, and skincare formulations. Depending on its function, it may serve as a moisturizer, preservative, emulsifier, or active ingredient to enhance the overall effectiveness and performance of a product.

Silver sulfate (Wikipedia)

Silver sulfate is the inorganic compound with the formula Ag2SO4. It is a white solid with low solubility in water.

Silver sulfate
Skeletal formula of silver sulfate
Skeletal formula of silver sulfate
Sample of silver sulfate
Sample of silver sulfate
Names
IUPAC name
Silver(I) sulfate
Other names
Disilver sulfate
Argentous sulfate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.030.581 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 233-653-7
UNII
UN number 3077
  • InChI=1S/2Ag.H2O4S/c;;1-5(2,3)4/h;;(H2,1,2,3,4)/q2*+1;/p-2 checkY
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  • InChI=1/2Ag.H2O4S/c;;1-5(2,3)4/h;;(H2,1,2,3,4)/q2*+1;/p-2
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Properties
Ag2SO4
Molar mass 311.79 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless solid
Odor Odorless
Density 5.45 g/cm3 (25 °C)
4.84 g/cm3 (660 °C)
Melting point 652.2–660 °C (1,206.0–1,220.0 °F; 925.4–933.1 K)
Boiling point 1,085 °C (1,985 °F; 1,358 K) decomposition
0.57 g/100 mL (0 °C)
0.69 g/100 mL (10 °C)
0.83 g/100 mL (25 °C)
0.96 g/100 mL (40 °C)
1.33 g/100 mL (100 °C)
1.2·10−5
Solubility Dissolves in aq. acids, alcohols, acetone, ether, acetates, amides
Insoluble in ethanol
Solubility in sulfuric acid 8.4498 g/L (0.1 molH2SO4/LH2O)
25.44 g/100 g (13 °C)
31.56 g/100 g (24.5 °C)
127.01 g/100 g (96 °C)
Solubility in ethanol 7.109 g/L (0.5 nEtOH/H2O)
Solubility in acetic acid 7.857 g/L (0.5 nAcOH/H2O)
−9.29·10−5 cm3/mol
nα = 1.756
nβ = 1.775
nγ = 1.782
Structure
Orthorhombic, oF56
Fddd, No. 70
2/m 2/m 2/m
a = 10.2699(5) Å, b = 12.7069(7) Å, c = 5.8181(3) Å
α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 90°
Thermochemistry
131.4 J/mol·K
200.4 J/mol·K
−715.9 kJ/mol
−618.4 kJ/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H318, H410
P273, P280, P305+P351+P338, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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