Silver potassium cyanide
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Description
White crystals that slowly darken when exposed to light. Silver potassium cyanide is used for silver electroplating. It has also been used as a bactericide.
Synonyms and Related Terms
potassium silver cyanide; potassium cyanoargentate; potassium dicyanoargentate; potassium argentocyanide
Other Properties
Soluble in water, ethanol. Insoluble in acids.
| Composition | KAg(CN)2 |
|---|---|
| CAS | 506-61-6 |
| Density | 2.36 |
| Refractive Index | 1.625, 1.63 |
Hazards and Safety
Very toxic by ingestion, inhalation and skin absorption.
Authority
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 7839
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: ref. index= 1.625, 1.63