A sodium azide based solution decomposes when in contact with materials which have the potential to tarnish silver by evolution of hydrogen sulphide. The rate of evolution of nitrogen gas from the reagent has been used to assess the severity of the tarnishing. The test is microchemical and takes only a few minutes to perform.
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