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Silver oxalate

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Silver oxalate
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Silver oxalate (Ag
2
C
2
O
4
)
is a silver salt of oxalic acid commonly employed in experimental petrology to add carbon dioxide (CO
2
) to experiments as it will break down to silver (Ag) and carbon dioxide under geologic conditions.[2] It is also a precursor to the production of silver nanoparticles. It is explosive upon heating around 140 degrees Celsius, shock or friction. [3]

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Silver oxalate is produced by the reaction between silver nitrate and oxalic acid.

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