# >> K-12 >> AP Classes

How to Make Silver Chloride

Silver chloride is a chemical compound that occurs in nature but can also be created using sodium chloride, or table salt, and silver nitrate. It's a clear or white crystal in its natural dry state. It's often used in photography, where it's placed in photographic paper to produce images. It's also used in the creation of stained glass, as well as in a medical setting as an antidote to mercury poisoning.

2 small glass bottles with caps
0.5 grams sodium chloride
1 gram silver nitrate
Two tablespoons ionized water
Cheesecloth or fine mesh strainer

Instructions

- 1
  Place 0.5 grams of sodium chloride into one of the bottles, and the 1 gram of silver nitrate into the other.
- 2
  Pour one tablespoon of ionized water into each of the bottles.
- 3
  Put the cap on each bottle tightly and shake well. If the material inside doesn't complete dissolve, add a little more water and shake again.
- 4
  Add the salt solution to the silver nitrate solution. It will immediately begin to react.
- 5
  Place the cap on the solution and shake well. Let it stand for five minutes.
- 6
  Unscrew the cap and pour the excess water out. The remaining white powder is silver chloride. It's heavier than the water and should stay on the bottom of the glass as the water is poured. However, as a precaution, use a cheesecloth or a very fine strainer.

How to Calculate the Order of Reaction in Chemical Kinetics

How to Study for the AP English Exam