Lunar caustic

In ammoniacal solution (in which the ion [AgfNHjlj]" is formed) it is readily reduced to silver (see above) by many organic compounds. The use of silver nitrate for marking clothes depends on its reduction by the material to black silver. The reduction also occurs even when the neutral solution comes in contact with the skin, and a black stain is left. Thus solid silver nitrate rubbed on the skin leaves a black deposit and so is used in surgery as a mild caustic—hence the old name for silver nitrate of lunar caustic. [Pg.429]

Lodestone, see Iron(II,III) oxide Lunar caustic, see Silver nitrate Lye, see Sodium hydroxide... [Pg.274]

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Silver nitrate forms colorless, rhombic crystals. It is dimorphic and changes to the hexagonal rhombohedral form at 159.8°C. It melts at 212°C to a yellowish Hquid which solidifies to a white, crystalline mass on cooling. An alchemical name, lunar caustic, is stiU appHed to this fused salt. In the presence of a trace of nitric acid, silver nitrate is stable to 350°C. It decomposes at 440°C to metallic silver, nitrogen, and nitrogen oxides. Solutions of silver nitrate are usually acidic, having a pH of 3.6—4.6. Silver nitrate is soluble in ethanol and acetone. [Pg.89]

Chemical Designations - Synonyms Lunar caustic Chemical Formula AgNOj. [Pg.342]

Alternate names Argentum, argentum crede Cl 77820, shell silver, silver atom, silvercolloidal, silflake, silpowder, silber Lunar caustic fused silver nitrate, molded silver nitrate argenti, nitras, nitric acid silver (I) salt, nitric acid silver (1+) salt, silver (1+) nitrate... [Pg.535]

SILVER NITRATE Lunar caustic Oxidizing Material, II 1 0 0 oxy... [Pg.108]

D SILVER NITRATE AgNOs lunar caustic Drug store... [Pg.111]

Uses. Much silver is used in the form of alloys. Alloys of copper and silver are much harder than pure silver and equally or more resistant to corrosion. Sterling silver and silver coins are alloys of this type. Small amounts of silver are used in the electroplating of a wide variety of objects, in the silvering of mirrors, and so forth. This metal is of real value in the form of compounds such as silver nitrate (AgN03), commonly known as lunar caustic, which is used in medicine (to cauterize wounds) and in the manufacture of indelible inks. Silver bromide (AgBr) is an extremely important compound because of its use in photography. [Pg.558]

Synonyms Lapis caustic, Lima caustic, Lunar caustic, Nitrate of silver. [Pg.190]

Silver nitrate (lunar caustic) is a white crystalline salt, used in marking inks, medicine and chemical analysis. How many kilograms of silver nitrate (AgNQ ) are there in ... [Pg.5]

Quartering.—This designation is applied to the parting with nitric acid mentioned above, although it is also employed to describe the sulphuric-acid process. Usually, the gold-silver alloy is made to contain 2 parts of gold to 5 parts of silver. It is granulated, and boiled with nitric acid. The silver solution produced is either worked up into lunar caustic, or precipitated as chloride by addition of sodium chloride, and then reduced to metal. [Pg.326]

SYNS LUNAR CAUSTIC NITRATE d ARGENT (FRENCH) NITRIC ACID, SILVER(1+) SALT SILBERNITRAT SILVER(1+) NITRATE SILVER NITRATE (DOT)... [Pg.1235]

Caustic, adj. Burning, corroding, e.g. caustic potash, lunar caustic (silver nitrate). [Pg.371]

Silver nitrate, AgNOg, is a colorless, soluble salt made by dissolving silver in nitric acid. It is used to cauterize sores, and for this use it has the old name lunar caustic (from the alchemistic name Inna, the moon, for silver). Silver nitrate is easily reduced to metallic silver by organic matter, such as skin or cloth, and is for this reason used in making indelible ink. [Pg.556]

Argent Nitras (nitrate of silver) Sometimes referred to as lunar caustic, it was given topically and internally. Used externally as a counterirritant used internally for dyspepsia, diarrhea, croup, cough, tonsillitis, and other affections of the throat, ophthalmic conditions, and even reportedly used for gonorrhea. [Pg.119]

Litharge plaster, (see lead plaster) Lunar caustic - 87... [Pg.270]

Corresponding names were bestowed upon salts of these metals by the alchemists, and some of them have persisted down to the present day. Some examples are lunar caustic (silver nitrate) vitriol of Venus (copper sulphate) sugar of Saturn (lead acetate) and vitriol of Mars, or martial vitriol (ferrous sulphate). [Pg.60]

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