Silver chloride

Properties

General
Name	Silver chloride
Chemical formula	AgCl
Appearance	White solid
Physical
Formula weight	143.3 amu
Melting point	728 K (455 °C)
Boiling point	1823 K (728 °C)
Density	5.56 ×103 kg/m3
Crystal structure	cubic
Solubility	virtually insoluble in water
Thermochemistry
ΔfH0gas	? kJ/mol
ΔfH0liquid	? kJ/mol
ΔfH0solid	-127.01 kJ/mol
S0gas, 1 bar	? J/mol·K
S0liquid, 1 bar	? J/mol·K
S0solid	96.25 J/mol·K

Silver chloride (also called silver(I) chloride) is a chemical compound with chemical formula AgCl. It is a white crystalline solid. It is used to make photographic film as it turns darker where light is applied. It can be made by mixing an aqueous solution of silver nitrate with salt.

NaCl(aq) + AgNO₃(aq) → AgCl(s) + NaNO₃(aq)