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silver chloride
noun
- a white, granular, water-insoluble powder, AgCl, that darkens on exposure to light, produced by the reaction of silver nitrate with a chloride: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions and in the making of antiseptic silver preparations.
silver chloride
noun
- a white insoluble powder that darkens on exposure to light because of the production of metallic silver: used in making photographic emulsions and papers. Formula: AgCl
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Origin of silver chloride1
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Example Sentences
We may ask what excess will be required to prevent the precipitation of silver chloride in the experiment just tried.
The precipitation of silver chloride from an ammoniacal solution473 may serve to illustrate this point.
The precipitate is silver chloride (AgCl) and contains 75.27 per cent.
Add the rest of the silver chloride and heat slowly over a Bunsen burner until it begins to fuse.
Take firm hold of the crucible and bottle, and invert promptly so that the silver chloride may be collected in the crucible.
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