Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Silver nitride
open-in-new
<p>Silver nitride is an <a href="/facts/Explosive/sUme5Pp8">explosive</a> chemical compound with symbol Ag3N. It is a black, metallic-looking solid which is formed when <a href="/facts/Silver_oxide/XPGcRQ2E">silver oxide</a> or <a href="/facts/Silver_nitrate/U5w4A3DN">silver nitrate</a> is dissolved in concentrated solutions of <a href="/facts/Ammonia/MtLtJFtz">ammonia</a>, causing formation of the diammine silver complex which subsequently breaks down to Ag3N. The standard free energy of the compound is about +315 kJ/mol, making it an <a href="/facts/Endothermic/06xmHw6Q">endothermic</a> compound which decomposes explosively to metallic silver and nitrogen gas. </p>