47

Ag

Silver
107.8682 (2)
 Historical Information

Silver has been known since ancient times. It is mentioned in Genesis. Slag dumps in Asia Minor and on islands in the Aegean Sea indicate that man learned to separate silver from lead as early as 3000 B.C. Silver is one of the elements which has an alchemical symbol, shown below (alchemy is an ancient pursuit concerned with, for instance, the transformation of other metals into gold).
Basic Information Shells
  • Name: Silver
  • Symbol: Ag
  • Atomic number: 47
  • Atomic weight: 107.8682 (2)
  • Standard state: solid at 298 K
  • Group in periodic table: 11
  • Group name:Coinage metal
  • Period in periodic table: 5
  • Block in periodic table: d-block
  • Classification: Metallic
 silver
Uses Trivia
  • solder and brazing alloys
  • electrical contacts
  • solder and brazing alloys
  • dental alloys
  • coinage metal

Silver is somewhat rare and expensive, although not as expensive as gold. Slag dumps in Asia Minor and on islands in the Aegean Sea indicate that man learned to separate silver from lead as early as 3000 B.C.