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1. Silver compounds were successfully used to prevent infection in World War I

2. Silver was one of the first 5 metals discovered.

3. Silver is the best electric conductor of the elements.

4. An ounce of silver can be drawn into a wire 8,000 feet long.

5. The chemical symbol for silver, Ag, comes from the the Latin word for silver.

6. Silver has a melting point of 961°C and a boiling point of 2162°C.

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Silver is in column, or family 11. The family is based on the number of valence electrons. Every element in that family has the same number of valence electrons, so silver would have 11 valence electrons.

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When or where was this element discovered? By whom?

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When or where was this element discovered? By whom?

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It is not known who discovered silver, it was discovered in prehistoric times, guessed to be around 4000 B.C..Therefore, there was nothing used to document the discovery at the time. Although it isn’t for sure known where the first pieces of silver were found, scientists guess that it was found in either modern day Turkey, Greece or Kish.

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Silver is in period 5. It is in this period for its atomic orbitals. The number of atomic orbitals for silver which is 5, is the same for every other element in period 5.

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What are practical uses for this element?

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What are practical uses for this element?

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Silver is commonly used in mirrors, silverware, jewelry. Silver is the best known reflector of visible light, that’s why it is used for mirrors and some jewelry. Silver is also used in batteries.

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How abundant is this element? Where can it be found?

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How abundant is this element? Where can it be found?

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To find native silver, or silver from the earth, is very rare. But despite the rarity of the object, every once and awhile you can find a huge chunk of it. The last time this happened was in Northern Ontario, Canada during the early 1900s. Silver can be found in mostly North and South America these days. Many countries extract silver from other elements that they dig up. The countries that mine this element are Mexico, Peru, Canada, Australia, and the United States.

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Is this element normally a solid/liquid/gas? What might change its state?

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Is this element normally a solid/liquid/gas? What might change its state?

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Silver is normally a solid. Silver is also a very moldable substance. Although it can be easily melted into a liquid state with heat.

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What is silver's atomic symbol, mass, and number?

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What is silver's atomic symbol, mass, and number?

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Atomic Symbol: Ag
Atomic Mass: 107.9 amus
Atomic Number: 47

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