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How does nano colloidal silver destroy microbes?

Silver ions can damage the cell wall of microorganisms.


Why must silver nitrate solution be kept in brown bottles?

Silver nitrate is light-sensitive and can undergo decomposition when exposed to light, forming silver oxide. Storing silver nitrate in brown bottles helps protect it from light and maintains its stability and purity.


What is chemical symbol for silver nitrate?

Silver nitrate = AgNO3


Is silver nitrate cations or anions?

Silver nitrate is a compound composed of silver cations (Ag+) and nitrate anions (NO3-).


Formula silver nitrate?

The chemical formula for silver nitrate is AgNO3.


What is the formula for aqueous silver nitrate?

The chemical formula for aqueous silver nitrate is AgNO3, where Ag is the symbol for silver and NO3 is the polyatomic ion nitrate. When silver nitrate is dissolved in water, it dissociates into silver ions (Ag+) and nitrate ions (NO3-).


What ionic compound is AgNO3?

Can't say, since "o" is not an element. However: Ag3N is Silver Nitride AgNO2 - Silver Nitrite AgNO3 - Silver Nitrate


What happens to nitrate when you electroplate sliver nitrate?

When silver nitrate is electroplated, the silver ions in the silver nitrate solution are reduced at the cathode, forming a silver metal coating on the substrate. The nitrate ions from the silver nitrate solution are left in the solution without participating directly in the electroplating process.


Is silver nitrate a metal or nonmetal?

Silver nitrate is a compound that is composed of a metal (silver) and nonmetal (nitrate) elements. Silver is a metal because it is a good conductor of electricity, whereas nitrate is a nonmetal as it typically forms negative ions in chemical reactions.


Is silver nitrate a element?

no silver is an element nitrogen is an element silver nitrate is a compound


What elements made silver nitrate?

Silver nitrate consists of silver, nitrogen, and oxygen.


Is silver salts same as silver nitrate?

No, silver salts refer to a broad category of compounds containing silver combined with other elements, while silver nitrate specifically refers to the salt formed when silver is combined with nitric acid. Silver nitrate is a type of silver salt, but not all silver salts are silver nitrate.