silver chloride
noun
: a compound AgCl that is sensitive to light and is used especially for photographic materials
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The battery consists of a magnesium anode and a silver chloride cathode, which are separated by a layer of cellulose impregnated with sodium chloride.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
In the first cell, a bismuth electrode releases protons that separates CO2 from the carbonates and bicarbonates in the water, while a silver chloride electrode releases chloride ions to balance charge.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2023
The company also employs a Polygiene silver chloride treatment similar to the one used by Sitka, plus a new technology from the same company.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
To discourage bacteria growth, Sitka employs a fabric treatment composed of silver chloride that’s made by Swedish firm Polygiene.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
That meant the copper chloride was better able to permeate it and oxidize the metallic silver, turning it to silver chloride as the surface layers lift off as veils.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2019
The veils darken again during redevelopment because the silver chloride returns to metallic silver.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2019
By the end of the 1700s, scientists had realized that silver chloride and silver nitrate would darken when exposed to light, a photochemical effect that would soon make photography possible.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 June 2019
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
In the first cell, a bismuth electrode releases protons that separates CO2 from the carbonates and bicarbonates in the water, while a silver chloride electrode releases chloride ions to balance charge.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2023
The company also employs a Polygiene silver chloride treatment similar to the one used by Sitka, plus a new technology from the same company.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
To discourage bacteria growth, Sitka employs a fabric treatment composed of silver chloride that’s made by Swedish firm Polygiene.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
That meant the copper chloride was better able to permeate it and oxidize the metallic silver, turning it to silver chloride as the surface layers lift off as veils.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2019
The veils darken again during redevelopment because the silver chloride returns to metallic silver.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2019
By the end of the 1700s, scientists had realized that silver chloride and silver nitrate would darken when exposed to light, a photochemical effect that would soon make photography possible.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 June 2019
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“Silver chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20chloride. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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