Silver Nitrate grades, value, storage, source and DEA questions

[Tin Can]

Randy, you might also try posting your original question on APUG. Ron Mowrey and Denise Ross are both active on that forum, I don't think Ron's here and don't know whether Denise is or not.

I have chatted with both before. I will seek Denise on her site.

Thank you

[Tin Can]

They have another listing that specifies ACS grade. It's Part #1770. 1765 and 1760 are the same in smaller quantities.

Oren, is the ACS grade the correct one for us?

I appreciate the quick responses.

Thank you

[Oren Grad]

Had to look this up - didn't remember from my lab days long ago. ACS grade is a pretty high standard, intended to be suitable for analytic applications.

[Tin Can]

Had to look this up - didn't remember from my lab days long ago. ACS grade is a pretty high standard, intended to be suitable for analytic applications.

I saw that too, just below USP medical grade. I bet purity is better than 100 years ago.

I will buy more Silver Nitrate ACS from Aircraft. I got a PM also suggesting it as excellent source.

[Duolab123]

Kodak still makes boatloads of silver nitrate. 30 years back I ran an analytical lab . We used silver nitrate for a salt assay best price I got was 88 bucks a pound, I bought 20 1 pound bottles. It's easy to make if you have a real genuine lab fume hood, gloves, goggles, concentrated Nitric acid, pure silver, an accurate balance, glassware, a hotplate, a dessicator for drying it under a slight vacuum, and dim lights. Whew! Or you can just buy a few grams.

[Ari]

I bought from Artcraft, and it kept for a long time in the opened bottle; even when I sold my wet-plate stuff to someone later on, they marvelled at how good the silver nitrate was.
The owner is Michael Jacobson, brother of Quinn, who is a noted wet-plate teacher and practitioner.