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Silver oxidation states (the most important ones were bolded).
| Oxidation State | Electronic Configuration |
Examples of Compounds |
|---|---|---|
| Ag 0 | d10s1 | rare; Ag(CO)3 in 10 K |
| Ag I | d10 |
Ag2O, [Ag(OH)2]− (aq.), [Ag(H2O)4]+, AgF, AgCl,
Ag+ salts e.g., AgNO3, Ag2SO4, Ag2S. Ag(CN)2− and other complexes |
| Ag II | d9 | AgF2, [Ag(C5H5N)2]+, AgSO4, Ag I and Ag III are in AgO (not Ag II) |
| Ag III | d8 | rare; [AgF4]−, [AgF6]3− |
