Silver
E16227
Silver is a lustrous, highly conductive precious metal widely used in jewelry, industry, and currency throughout history.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American silver | 1 |
| Platinum | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chemical element
ⓘ
coinage metal ⓘ precious metal ⓘ transition metal ⓘ |
| appearance |
lustrous
ⓘ
silvery-white ⓘ |
| atomicNumber | 47 ⓘ |
| block | d-block ⓘ |
| boilingPoint | 2162 °C ⓘ |
| CASNumber | 7440-22-4 ⓘ |
| chemicalSymbol | Ag ⓘ |
| crystalStructure | face-centered cubic ⓘ |
| culturalUse |
currency throughout history
ⓘ
ornamental art ⓘ |
| densityAtRoomTemperature | 10.49 g/cm³ ⓘ |
| discovery | antiquity ⓘ |
| economicCategory | precious metal commodity ⓘ |
| electricalConductivity | highest of all metals ⓘ |
| electricalConductivityRank | 1 ⓘ |
| electronConfiguration | [Kr] 4d10 5s1 ⓘ |
| etymology | from Old English "seolfor" ⓘ |
| group | 11 ⓘ |
| hardnessMohs | 2.5–3 ⓘ |
| healthEffect | can cause argyria in excessive exposure ⓘ |
| isotopes |
Ag-107
ⓘ
Ag-109 ⓘ |
| meltingPoint | 961.78 °C ⓘ |
| mostAbundantIsotope | Ag-107 ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Latin "argentum" for symbol Ag ⓘ |
| naturalOccurrence |
in ores such as argentite
ⓘ
native metal ⓘ |
| oxidationStates |
+1
ⓘ
+2 ⓘ |
| period | 5 ⓘ |
| reflectivity | very high ⓘ |
| standardAtomicWeight | 107.8682 ⓘ |
| standardState | solid at 25 °C ⓘ |
| thermalConductivity | highest of all metals ⓘ |
| thermalConductivityRank | 1 ⓘ |
| thermalExpansionCoefficient | 18.9 µm/(m·K) ⓘ |
| thermalNeutronCaptureCrossSection | high compared to many metals ⓘ |
| uses |
antibacterial applications
ⓘ
bullion ⓘ catalysts ⓘ coins ⓘ electrical contacts ⓘ jewelry ⓘ mirrors ⓘ photography ⓘ silverware ⓘ solar panels ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American silver
this entity surface form:
Platinum