Difference between pages "Silver cyanide" and "Silver fox"

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Silver fox

Description

A color variation of the Red fox (Vulpes vulpes or Vulpes fulva) found in North America. The silver fox is a blue-black color with silver-tipped hairs. Their Fur is fine and dense with long, silky guard hairs. Silver fox pelts are the most valued of the many types of fox fur and many breeding farms exist for their production. Fox pelts have been used for trim, capes, collars, and cuffs.

Silver fox pelts

Synonyms and Related Terms

Vulpes vulpes; Vulpes fulva; platinum fox; Reynard the fox

Physical and Chemical Properties

Color variants include very light grey to black with some shade of brown or red. Within each hair, the lower 60% (closest to the root); is black, white is in the middle and the tip is again black.

Additional Images

Silver fox hair
Silver fox hair

Resources and Citations

Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "fox" [Accessed November 15, 2001].

Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937

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+[[File:Silberfuchs_06.jpg|thumb|Silver fox]]
 == Description ==
-White or gray, granular powder that darkens on exposure to light. Silver cyanide is used primarily for silver plating. Some chemical tarnish removal methods use dilute cyanide solutions for dipping followed by a water rinse. Cyanide solutions will react with silver to produce silver cyanide residues which are highly toxic.
+A color variation of the [[red fox]] (''Vulpes vulpes'' or ''Vulpes fulva'') found in North America. The silver fox is a blue-black color with silver-tipped hairs. Their [[fur|fur]] is fine and dense with long, silky guard hairs. Silver fox pelts are the most valued of the many types of fox fur and many breeding farms exist for their production. Fox pelts have been used for trim, capes, collars, and cuffs.
-== Risks ==
+[[File:silverfox.jpg|thumb|Silver fox pelts]]
+== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
-* Highly toxic by ingestion, inhalation or skin absorption.
+''Vulpes vulpe''s; ''Vulpes fulva''; platinum fox; Reynard the fox
-* ThermoFisher: [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=AC180230100&productDescription=SILVER+CYANIDE%2C+99%25+10GR&vendorId=VN00032119&countryCode=US&language=en SDS]
 ==Physical and Chemical Properties==
-Soluble in solutions of ammonium hydroxide, nitric acid, potassium cyanide, potassium ferricyanide and sodium thiosulfate. Insoluble in water.
+Color variants include very light grey to black with some shade of brown or red.  Within each hair, the lower 60% (closest to the root); is black, white is in the middle and the tip is again black.
-{| class="wikitable"
+== Additional Images ==
-|-
-! scope="row"| Composition
-| AgCN
-|-
-! scope="row"| CAS
-| 506-64-9
-|-
-! scope="row"| Melting Point
-| 320 C (dec)
-|-
-! scope="row"| Density
-| 3.95 g/ml
-|-
-! scope="row"| Molecular Weight
-| mol. wt. = 133.89
-|-
-! scope="row"| Refractive Index
-| 1.685, 1.94
-|}
+<gallery>
+File:silverfox2large.jpg|Silver fox hair
+File:silverfox1large.jpg|Silver fox hair
+</gallery>
 ==Resources and Citations==
-* D. Strahan "Treatment of a Silver Dragon for the Removal of Silver Cyanide and Chalconatronite" ''JAIC'', 25: 73-81, 1986.
+* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "fox" [Accessed November 15, 2001].
-* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
+* Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, ''Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them'', American Book Company, New York City, 1937
-* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 8655
-* ''CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'', Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980  Comment: ref. index = 1.685, 1.94
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