Silver nitrate is an inorganic compound with chemical formula agno 3. This compound is a versatile precursor to many other silver compounds, such as those used in photography. formula: agno3 molar mass: 169.87 gmol solubility in acetic acid: 0.776 gkg (30 °c); 1.244 gkg (40 °c); 5.503 gkg (93 °c) solubility in ethyl acetate: 2.7 g100 g (20 °c) solubility in acetone: 0.35 g100 g (14 °c); 0.44 g100 g (18 °c) solubility in benzene: 0.22 gkg (35 °c); 0.44 gkg (40.5 °c) specific heat capacity (c): 93.1