Silver

Facts, Properties, & Uses

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silver (Ag), chemical element, a white lustrous metal valued for its decorative beauty and electrical conductivity. Silver is located in Group 11 (Ib) and Period 5 of the periodic table, between copper (Period 4) and gold (Period 6), and its physical and chemical properties are intermediate between those two metals.

Element Properties
atomic number	47
atomic weight	107.868
melting point	960.8 °C (1,861.4 °F)
boiling point	2,212 °C (4,014 °F)
specific gravity	10.5 (20 °C [68 °F])
oxidation states	+1, +2, +3
electron configuration	[Kr]4d¹⁰5s¹