ions with the silver surface is studied based on the cluster model of the metal surface by quantum chemistry methods. The geometrical and
energy parameters of the interaction of these species with the metal surface are assessed. As regards the strength
of their chemical bond with the surface, these compounds form the following series:
< 
< AgCN <
The surface activity of silver-containing species is compared with regard to the solvent effect. It is found that
and 
anions exhibit close adsorbabilities on silver. Molecules AgCN are not accumulated on the surface because of their very low content in solution. The adsorption of
is hindered due to a considerable value of degradation energy of this three-charged ion. In the adsorbed state,
the ions
and 
represent stable compounds displaying no surface dissociation to yield com-pounds with the smaller coordination numbers.