Formation of a Silver Acetylide and Its Decomposition

Purpose To demonstrate the formation and decomposition of the silver acetylide of a terminal alkyne. 

Avoid spilling solutions of silver salts on your skin. If you do come into contact with the solutions, wash the affected area immediately with copious amounts of water. 

Take special care to destroy allot the silver salt acetylide with hydrochloric 

Preparation Sign in at www.cengage.com/login to answer Pre-Lab Exercises, access videos, and read the MSDSs for the chemicals used or produced in this procedure. Review Section 2.17. 

Apparatus Two 13-mm x 120-mm test tubes, apparatus for vacuum filtration. 

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