The invention discloses a preparation method of 5N-grade high-purity silver. The preparation method comprises the following steps that 1, a concentrated HNO3 solution with the
molar concentration being 14-18 mol / L is prepared; 2, turning the coarse silver,
wetting the coarse silver with pure water, and adding the coarse silver into the HNO3 solution obtained in the step 1; 3, heating the mixture obtained in the step 2, keeping the temperature, and carrying out
chemical reaction; 4, adding a certain amount of pure water into the
silver nitrate solution obtained in the step 3; 5, concentrated
nitric acid is added into the
silver nitrate solution diluted in the step 4; step 6, preparing an electrolytic bath, an
anode plate, a
cathode plate and a conductive rod; 7, preparing an
electrolyte; 8, after the
electrolytic cell is installed, the
electrolyte is introduced into the
electrolytic cell, and finally
direct current is introduced; ninthly, after
electrolysis is completed, the negative plate is taken out, and silver on the negative plate is stripped; and tenthly, the silver obtained in the ninth step is dried, and 5N high-purity silver is obtained. According to the preparation method, the high-purity
silver preparation process can be shortened, and
energy consumption is reduced.