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Silver Compounds
   Silver chloride
   Silver cyanide
   Silver nitrate
   Silver sulfadiazine
Silver chloride AgCl
Used in the manufacture of photographic film since it turns darker when exposed to light. It is also used in Photochromic Lenses.
Silver chloride's low solubility makes it a useful addition to pottery glazes for the production of "Inglaze lustre".
Silver chloride has the ability to eliminate or flush out mercury from the body.
Silver cyanide AgCN
: Highly Toxic :
It is largely stable, primarily used in silver plating; however exposure to air or moisture can result in the release of poisonous hydrogen cyanide gas. Violent explosions can occur if it is mixed with fluorine or melted with nitrite salts.
Silver nitrate AgNO3
: Highly Corrosive : Toxic :
A light-sensitive ingredient in photographic film.
Photons from sunlight, X-rays or other sources, initiate a chemical chain reaction: when photons strike silver nitrate molecules, they free electrons from the silver ions. These free electrons roam through the crystal and settle in structural imperfections called sensitivity specks. These specks attract positive silver ions, which are then neutralized to form groups of stable silver atoms, creating a latent image that is chemically developed to reveal a photographic image.
Silver sulfadiazine 
A topical antibacterial used primarily on second- and third-degree burns. The cream is kept applied to the burned skin at all times, for the duration of the healing period or until a graft is applied. It prevents the growth of a wide array of bacteria, as well as yeast, on the damaged skin. Silver sulfadiazine is typically delivered in a 1% solution suspended in a water-soluble base. The chemical itself is poorly soluble, and has only very limited penetration through the skin. Only when applied to very large area burns is absorption into the body generally a problem.