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Symbol
Ag
Atomic Number
47
Atomic Mass
107.868
Family
Group 11 (Ib) Transition Metal Pronunciation
SIL-ver
Overview
Chemists classify silver as a transition metal. The transition metals are elements between Groups 2 and 13 in the periodic table. The periodic table is a chart that shows how chemical elements are related to one another. More than 40 elements, all metals, fall within the transition metal range.
Silver is also classified as a precious metal. Precious metals are not very abundant in the Earth's crust. They are attractive and not very chemically active. These properties make the metal desirable in jewelry, coins, and art. About a half dozen metals near silver in the periodic table are also precious metals. These include gold, platinum, palladium, rhodium, and indium.
Silver has been used by humans for thousands of years. It often occurs as a free element in nature. It can also be extracted from its ores fairly...
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