Solid phase
Official name
Silver(I) carbonate
Secondary names
Silver carbonate; Ag2CO3
CAS number
534-16-7
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
alkali salt
Compound type
carbonate
Chemical composition
Formula
$(Ag^+)_2 \cdot CO_3^{2-}$
Chemical formula
Ag2CO3
Elemental formula
(Ag+)2 C O (O-)2
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
6.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Ag^+$ Silver cation element 2 0.6666666666666666 1 constituent cation main
$CO_3^{2-}$ Carbonate ion molecule 1 0.3333333333333333 1 constituent molecular main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$Ag^+ \cdot O^{-}-$ 2
$\eqslantgtr C-O^-$ 2
$>C=O$ 1
Class
alkali salts (06)
Type
simple alkali salts (06.01)
Phase name
Monoclinic Silver carbonate
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
monoclinic
Crystal class
prismatic
Crystal class symbol
2/m (C2h)
Crystal spacegroup
P2(1)/m
Molar mass
275.745 $g/mol$
Density
6.077 $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Phase transitions
Phase transition type Other phases Temperature - Pressure
solid-solid $\beta$-Silver carbonate 453 K
Refringence type
biaxial
Pure color
yellow
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