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silver oxide
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chemical compound
OverviewAI-generated
Silver oxide is a chemical compound with the formula Ag₂O. Its IUPAC name is disilver;oxygen(2-), and it has a canonical SMILES representation of [O-2].[Ag+].[Ag+]. The compound is neutral, possessing a charge of 0, with one hydrogen bond acceptor and no hydrogen bond donors. Its topological polar surface area is 1.
Different sources provide varying values for the mass of silver oxide. One record lists the mass as 229.80510862, while another specifies a weight of 231.736. The substance is categorized as Silver(I) oxide. It has been the subject of 703 publications indexed in PubMed and is referenced by 387 other encyclopedia articles.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- Ag2O
- Molecular weight
- 231.736 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- disilver;oxygen(2-)
- SMILES
- [O-2].[Ag+].[Ag+]
- InChIKey
- NDVLTYZPCACLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
703 papers- Silver oxide decorated urchin-like microporous organic polymer composites as versatile antibacterial organic coating materials.Journal of materials chemistry. B · 2024
- Application of mycogenic silver/silver oxide nanoparticles in electrochemical glucose sensing; alongside their catalytic and antimicrobial activity.3 Biotech · 2021
- Silver (I) and Silver (II) Oxide Films for Biomedical Implants: Synthesis, Stability, Ion Release, and Antibacterial Efficacy.Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A · 2025
- Silver oxide nanoparticles alleviate indomethacin-induced gastric injury: a novel antiulcer agent.Inflammopharmacology · 2018
- Silver/Graphene Oxide Nanostructured Coatings for Modulating the Microbial Susceptibility of Fixation Devices Used in Knee Surgery.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
Names
IUPAC name Silver(I) oxide
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