Silver iodide
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Silver iodide is an inorganic compound with the formula AgI. The compound is a bright yellow salt, but samples almost always contain impurities of metallic silver that give a grey colouration. The sil
Ag I powder
The golden-yellow crystals on this mineral sample are iodargyrite, a naturally occurring form of β-AgI
Cessna 210 equipped with a silver iodide generator for cloud seeding
Antiseptic
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An antiseptic is an antimicrobial substance or compound that is applied to living tissue to reduce the possibility of sepsis, infection, or putrefaction. Antiseptics are generally distinguished from a
Silver iodide
…because some samples of AgI can be highly photosensitive. This property is exploited in silver-based photography. Silver iodide is also used as an antiseptic and in cloud seeding. The structure adopted by silver iodide is temperature dependent…
Hydrogen peroxide, a common antiseptic.
Joseph Lister