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Silver nitride refers to a group of chemical compounds formed between silver and nitrogen. The most well-known and commonly encountered silver nitride is silver(I) nitride, with the chemical formula Ag3N. This compound is highly unstable and sensitive to shock and friction, leading to its explosive decomposition. Due to its extreme instability, silver(I) nitride is rarely intentionally synthesized and is primarily of theoretical interest or encountered as an undesired byproduct in certain chemical reactions involving silver and nitrogen-containing species.

Another silver nitride, silver(II) nitride, is theoretically possible but has not been definitively isolated or characterized. Research into silver-nitrogen compounds is limited by the inherent instability of many potential candidates. The explosive nature of silver(I) nitride makes handling and studying these compounds challenging and dangerous. Consequently, practical applications for silver nitrides are virtually nonexistent. Their study is mostly confined to academic research exploring the chemistry of nitrogen and its interactions with transition metals.