Solid phase
Official name
Silver(I) chloride
Secondary names
Silver chloride; Chlorargyrite (mineral); AgCl
CAS number
7783-90-6
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
chloride
Comments
solubility in water: 520 μg/100 g at 50 °C - equivalent to Chlorargyrite mineral
Formula
Ag+Cl
Chemical formula
AgCl
Elemental formula
(Ag+) (Cl-)
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
4.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
Ag+ Silver cation element 1 0.5 1 constituent cation main
Cl Chloride anion element 1 0.5 1 constituent anion main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
Ag+Cl 1
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
simple normal salts (07.01)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
isometric (cubic)
Crystal class
hexoctahedral
Crystal class symbol
m-3m (Oh)
Crystal spacegroup
Fm-3m
Composition order
ordered
Molar mass
143.32 g/mol
Density
5.56 g/cm3
State NTP
solid
Phase transitions
Phase transition type Other phases Temperature - Pressure
solid-liquid liquid 455°C (1 bar)
Refringence type
isotropic
Refraction index nα
2.071
Pure color
colorless
Color
colorless, white
Diaphaneity
transparent to translucent
Luster
vitreous