Silver hypochlorite
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| IUPAC name
Silver(I) hypochlorite
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| Other names
Argentous hypochlorite
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| Properties | |
| AgOCl | |
| Molar mass | 159.32 g·mol−1 |
| very soluble | |
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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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Silver hypochlorite is a chemical compound with the chemical formula AgOCl (also written as AgClO). It is an ionic compound of silver and the polyatomic ion hypochlorite.[1][2] The compound is very unstable and rapidly decomposes.[3] It is the silver(I) salt of hypochlorous acid. The salt consists of silver(I) cations (Ag+) and hypochlorite anions (−OCl).
Synthesis
[edit | edit source]- Bubbling chlorine through an aqueous suspension of silver oxide.[4]
- 2 Cl2 + Ag2O + H2O → 2 AgCl + 2 HOCl
- 2 HOCl + Ag2O → H2O + 2 AgOCl
- Reaction of hypochlorous acid with silver nitrate produces silver hypochlorite and nitric acid.[5]
- HOCl + AgNO3 → AgOCl + HNO3
Chemical properties
[edit | edit source]Silver hypochlorite is very unstable, and its solution will soon disproportionate into silver chlorate and silver chloride:
- 3 AgOCl → AgClO3 + 2 AgCl
If the AgOCl solution is heated to 60 °C, it will rapidly disproportionate. Adding silver oxide stabilizes the solution.[3][dubious – discuss]
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