Elements: Silver

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• By Renee Busch 7S

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The History of Silver

• There is evidence that man first learnt to
  separate silver from lead in 3000 BC.
• It has been used for jewellery and tableware
  since ancient time.

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Properties of Silver

• Pure silver has the highest electrical and
  thermal conductivity of all of the metals.
• It also has the lowest contact resistance.
• It is a metal, shiny and conducts electricity.
• Silver does not react.
• Silver is a transition metal.
• Transition metals have a higher density and
  boiling point than other metals.

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More information About Silver

• Table of elements group number 11
• Melting point-96.93 degrees Celsius
• Boiling point-2212 degrees Celsius
• Its atomic number is 47
• It is soft, ductile and tarnishes

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How Silver Got Its Name

• The name silver is derived from the Anglo-Saxon
  seolfur which means silver.
• The chemical symbol for Silver (Ag) comes from
  the Latin Argentum which also means silver.
• Different names for silver include
• French-argent
• German-silber
• Italian-argento
• Latin-argentum
• Spanish-plata

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Sources

• www.sliverinstitute.org
• www.chemicalelements.com