# Silver chlorate
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| Name = Silver chlorate
| ImageFile = Silver-chlorate-3D-vdW.png
| ImageName = Silver(I) chlorate
| OtherNames = Argentous chlorate[{{Sigma-Aldrich|id=227900|name=Silver chlorate|accessdate=28 July 2025}}]
| IUPACName = Silver(I) chlorate
| SystematicName = Silver(I) chlorate(V)
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
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| PubChem = 9815505
| InChI = 1/Ag.ClHO3/c;2-1(3)4/h;(H,2,3,4)/q+1;/p-1
| InChIKey = SDLBJIZEEMKQKY-REWHXWOFAI
| SMILES = [Ag+].[O-]Cl(=O)=O
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| StdInChI = 1S/Ag.ClHO3/c;2-1(3)4/h;(H,2,3,4)/q+1;/p-1
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| StdInChIKey = SDLBJIZEEMKQKY-UHFFFAOYSA-M
| CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}}
| CASNo = 7783-92-8
| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}
| UNII = O4T3J400JU
| EINECS = 232-034-9
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
| Ag = 1 | Cl = 1 | O = 3
| Appearance = white crystals
| Density = {{ubl
|{{val|4.42|-|4.44|u=g/cm3}} (tetragonal)
|{{val|4.21|u=g/cm3}} (cubic)
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| MeltingPtC = 230
| MeltingPt_ref = [{{cite journal|last1=Náray-Szabó|first1=St. v.|last2=Pócza|first2=J.|title=Die Struktur des Silberchlorats AgClO3|journal=Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials|date=January 1942|volume=104|issue=1|pages=28–38 |doi=10.1524/zkri.1942.104.1.28|s2cid=102075872 |language=German}}][{{cite journal|last1=Deshpande|first1=Vilas|last2=Suryanarayana|first2=S V|last3=Frantz|first3=C|title=Tetragonal to cubic phase transition in silver chlorate|journal=Bulletin of Materials Science|date=December 1982|volume=4|issue=5|pages=563–568|doi=10.1007/BF02824963|doi-access=free}}] Like all chlorates, it is water-soluble and an oxidizing agent. It is light-sensitive, so it must be stored in tightly closed dark-coloured containers.[{{cite book |last1=Glemser |first1=O. |last2=Sauer |first2=H. |editor1-last=Brauer |editor1-first=Georg |title=Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry v2 |date=1965 |publisher=Academic Press |location=New York, USA |isbn=0-323-16129-4 |page=1037 |edition=2nd |url=https://archive.org/details/Handbook_of_Preparative_Inorganic_Chemistry_1_2_Brauer/page/n1083/mode/1up |access-date=28 July 2025 |ref=Brauer |chapter=19. Copper, Silver, Gold}}]
==Production==
Silver chlorate is produced by the reaction of [silver nitrate](/source/silver_nitrate) with [sodium chlorate](/source/sodium_chlorate) to produce both silver chlorate and [sodium nitrate](/source/sodium_nitrate):[{{cite book |last1=Fedoroff |first1=Basil T. |last2=Sheffield |first2=Oliver E. |last3=Clift |first3=George D. |last4=Reese |first4=Earl F. |title=Encyclopedia of Explosives and Related Items: Vol 2 (B (Explosif) through Chloric acid) |date=1 January 1962 |publisher=Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center: Warheads, Energetics, and Combat Support Armaments Research Center |location=Picatinny Arsenal, NJ |page=C197 |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD0422747.pdf?page=608 |access-date=28 July 2025 |chapter=C}}]
==Safety==
Aside from the potential dangers associated with strong [oxidizers](/source/oxidizers), silver chlorate may cause [argyria](/source/argyria), eye irritation, skin irritation, and temporary respiratory issues.[{{cite web |title=SDS: Silver Chlorate |url=https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/sds/aldrich/227900?userType=anonymous |website=www.sigmaaldrich.com |publisher=Sigma-Aldrich |access-date=28 July 2025 |page=8 |quote=May cause argyria (a slate-gray or bluish discoloration of the skin and deep tissues due to the deposit of insoluble albuminate of silver)., To the best of our knowledge, the chemical, physical, and toxicological properties have not been thoroughly investigated.}}]
It also has the potential to explode when heated very rapidly, or if exposed to ammonia which may form the explosive complex triamminesilver chlorate ({{chem2|AgClO3*3NH3}}).