Intresting Facts about Silver

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Intresting Facts about Silver
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Silver

• Silver is a metallic chemical element with the
  chemical symbol Ag
• it has the highest electrical conductivity of any
  element and the highest thermal conductivity of
  any metal

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Occurrence the Silver Element

• Silver ore is found in native form.
• The other principal sources of silver are
  copper, copper-nickel, gold, lead and lead-zinc
  ores.
• Found in Canada, Mexico, Peru, Australia and the
  USA.

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Basic Information
Name Silver
Atomic Number 47
Symbol Ag
Melting Point 961.93 C
Boiling Point 2212.0 C
Number of Neutrons 61
Classification Transition metal
Crystal Structure Cubic
Color silver
Number of Protons/Electrons 47
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Physical properties

• Silver is soft
• white metal with a shiny surface
• It is the most ductile and most malleable metal
• It conducts heat and electricity better than any
  other element
• It also reflects light very well.

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Chemical properties

• Silver is a very inactive metal.
• It does not react with oxygen in the air
• It does react slowly with sulfur compounds in the
  air

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The uses of Silver

• Silver was one of the earliest metals used to
  make coins

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The uses of Silver in electricity

• Because silver is such a good conductor of
  electricity, it is used in many electrical
  applications such as switches, contacts and fuses

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The uses of Silver jewelry

• About 14 percent of silver in the world is used
  in jewelry and silverware

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Silver's important role in film

• Photographic film is coated with a thin layer of
  silver chloride, silver bromide, or silver iodide
• 44 of Silver worlds usage use in photo
  graphics film and paper

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Conclusion

• Nowadays the number of people running behind
  silver has been increased.
• Due to such a huge demand, the number of silver
  shops also increased.
• Hence if you are about to buy any kinds of silver
  products, especially jewelry, try to make sure
  that you have chosen one among top silver jewelry
  showrooms in Madurai.