Silver Chloride - Uses

Uses

• Silver chloride is used to make photographic paper since it reacts with photons to form latent image and via photoreduction.
• The silver chloride electrode is a common reference electrode in electrochemistry.
• Silver chloride has a use as an infra-red transmissive optical component as it can be hot-pressed into window and lens shapes.
• Silver chloride's low solubility makes it a useful addition to pottery glazes for the production of "Inglaze lustre".
• Silver chloride has been used as an antidote for mercury poisoning, assisting in the elimination of mercury.
• Silver chloride is often used in photochromic lenses, again taking advantage of its reversible conversion to Ag metal.
• Silver chloride is used to create yellow, amber, and brown shades in stained glass manufacture.
• Silver chloride is used in bandages and wound healing products.
• Silver chloride is used as an antimicrobial agent in some personal deodorant products.
• Silver chloride is used as an antimicrobial agent for long-term preservation of drinking water in water tanks.