What happens to silver nitrate when it is heated to 121oC? is it autoclavable with other nutrient media?

Question

What happens to silver nitrate when it is heated to 121oC? is it autoclavable with other nutrient media?

Answer 1

AgNO3 is an unstable compound.even at room temperature,it gets reacted.thats y it is preserved in a black bottle.even its solution has to b kept in a dark bottle as its reaction starts in the presence of ordinary light.121oC is quite high temperature.however i m nt sure abt autoclave

Answer 2

Silver nitrate is thermally quite unstable and breaks down on heating thus:

2AgNO3 --> Ag + 2NO2 + O2

I don't know exactly what temperature this reaction occurs at, but it won't be very high.  Autoclaving may well start the process.