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Silver
transition metal· Solid·107.86822 u
Silver is a chemical element with symbol Ag (Greek:άργυρος árguros, Latin:argentum, both from the Indo-European root *h₂erǵ- for "grey" or "shining") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it possesses the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and reflectivity of any metal. The metal occurs naturally in its pure, free form (native silver), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite.
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Identity
- Symbol
- Ag
- Atomic Number
- 47
- Atomic Mass
- 107.86822 u
- Category
- transition metal
- Block
- d-block
- Period
- 5
- Group
- 11
- Appearance
- lustrous white metal
- Year Discovered
- Ancient
- Discovered By
- unknown, before 5000 BC
- Named By
- white
Electrons
- Configuration
- [Kr] 4d10 5s1
- Full Configuration
- 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s1 4d10
- Shells
- 2, 8, 18, 18, 1
- Electronegativity
- 1.93
- Electron Affinity
- 125.862
- Oxidation States
- +1
- Ionization Energies
- 731, 2070, 3361
Physical Properties

- State at
- Solid
- Melting Point
- 1234.93
- Boiling Point
- 2435
- Density
- 10.49
- Molar Heat
- 25.35 J/(mol·K)
- Crystal Structure
- FCC
- Magnetic Ordering
- Diamagnetic
Mechanical
- Atomic Radius
- 165 pm
- Covalent Radius
- 145 pm
- Van der Waals
- 172 pm
- Metallic Radius
- 144 pm
- Mohs Hardness
- 2.5
- Brinell Hardness
- 24.5 MPa MPa
- Vickers Hardness
- 251 MPa MPa
- Bulk Modulus
- 100 GPa GPa
- Shear Modulus
- 30 GPa GPa
- Young's Modulus
- 83 GPa GPa
Thermal & Electrical
- Thermal Conductivity
- 429 W/(m K) W/(m·K)
- Electrical Conductivity
- 63000000 S/m S/m
- Specific Heat
- 235 J/(kg K) J/(g·K)
- Heat of Vaporization
- 254 kJ/mol kJ/mol
- Heat of Fusion
- 11.3 kJ/mol kJ/mol
Abundance
- Universe
- 600 ppt
- Sun
- 1.00 ppb
- Meteorite
- 140 ppb
- Earth's Crust
- 10.49 ppm
- Ocean
- 40.0 ppt
- Human Body
- 0