ARGENTI NITRAS—SILVER NITRATE
Derivation.—Dissolve silver in nitric acid with heat. Evaporate and crystallize.
Properties.—Colorless, transparent, tubular, rhombic crystals, becoming gray, or grayish-black on exposure to light in the presence of organic matter; without odor, but having a bitter, caustic and strongly metallic taste; soluble in water and alcohol.
Dose.—Horses and cattle, 5 to 10 grs.; sheep and pigs, 1 to 2 grs.; dogs, 1⁄8 to 1⁄2 gr.