Re: Why doesn't silver hydroxide exist?

Date: Wed Feb 5 09:47:45 2003
Posted By: Todd Baldwin, Staff, Chemistry/Environmental Science, Air Liquide America Corp
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1043866122.Ch

Message:

Why do think you are getting AgO from your reaction? The reaction products of silver nitrate + sodium hydroxide will yield silver hydroxide + sodium nitrate. The reaction will proceed as follows:

AgNO3 + NaOH --> AgOH(ppt) + NaNO3
silver nitrate + sodium hydroxide --> silver hydroxide + sodium nitrate

NOTE: ppt means precipitate

The AgOH is insoluble in water and will precipitate out. Check out the links listed below.
http://www.ausetute.com.au/solru les.html
http://dl.clackamas.cc.or.us/ch105-04/answers1.htm

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