Silver - Science Project by Joslyn Crawford https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver By: Joslyn Crawford en-us 2018-11-15 15:19:30 UTC 2023-01-21 16:46:48 UTC hello@padlet.com What is silver's atomic symbol, mass, and number? 2019jcrawford https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304846102 Atomic Symbol: Ag
Atomic Mass: 107.9 amus
Atomic Number: 47]]> 2018-11-15 15:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304846102 When or where was this element discovered? By whom? 2019jcrawford https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304846983 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. ]]> 2018-11-15 15:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304846983 How abundant is this element? Where can it be found? 2019jcrawford https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304847510 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. ]]> 2018-11-15 15:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304847510 Is this element normally a solid/liquid/gas? What might change its state? 2019jcrawford https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304848094 Silver is normally a solid. Silver is also a very moldable substance. Although it can be easily melted into a liquid state with heat. ]]> 2018-11-15 15:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304848094 What are practical uses for this element? 2019jcrawford https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304848470 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.]]> 2018-11-15 15:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304848470 Why it is this element in its period? 2019jcrawford https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304849451 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. ]]> 2018-11-15 15:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304849451 Why it is this element in its family? 2019jcrawford https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304849717 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. ]]> 2018-11-15 15:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304849717 Fun Facts! 2019jcrawford https://padlet.com/2019jcrawford/Silver/wish/304850218
  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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