8520. Silver Oxalate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 533-51-7
Ethanedioic acid silver salt.
C2Ag2O4; mol wt 303.76.
C 7.91%, Ag 71.02%, O 21.07%.
AgOOCCOOAg.

Properties

White, cryst powder; at 140° dec violently. d 5.03. Sol in 24,000 parts water; sol in moderately concd nitric acid, in ammonia.

Use

Exptl photographic emulsion (low sensitivity).