ヨウ化銀 (youkagin) Japanese meaning: silver iodide | KotomoraSilver iodide is used as a photosensitive agent in photographic film.
Silver iodide is dispersed into clouds for artificial rainmaking.
Written forms
ヨウ化銀
Standard modern spelling using katakana for the element name.
沃化銀
Obsolete kanji spelling using 沃 for iodine; rarely used today.
Etymology
Compound of ヨウ化 (iodide) and 銀 (silver).
