Silver

Statistics:

• Name: Silver
• Symbol: Ag
• Classification: Transition Metal
• Atomic Number: 47
• Atomic Mass: 107.8682 g/mol
• Density: 10.49 g/cm³
• Melting: 961.9°C
• Boiling: 2212°C
• Protons & Electrons:47
• Neutrons:61
• Discovered: prehistoric
• Discovered By: unknown
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Electrons Per Energy Level:

• Level 1: 2
• Level 2: 8
• Level 3: 18
• Level 4: 18
• Level 5: 1

Isotopes:

Isotope: Half-life

• ¹⁰⁵Ag: 41.29 days
• ^105m1Ag: 7.23 minutes
• ¹⁰⁶Ag: 8.28 days
• ¹⁰⁷Ag: stable
• ¹⁰⁸Ag: 2.37 minutes
• ^108m1Ag: 418 years
• ¹⁰⁹Ag: stable
• ^109m1Ag: 39.6 seconds
• ¹¹⁰Ag: 24.6 seconds
• ^110m1Ag: 249.79 days
• ¹¹¹Ag: 7.45 days

Brief Summary

Silver is a Transition Metal with the symbol 'Ag' and contains 47 Protons & Electrons with 61 neutrons in the nucleus of the atom. Silver has an atomic mass of 107.8682 g/mol and, at a temperature of 20°C, has a density of 10.49 g/cm³. It will melt at a temperature of 961.9°C and boil at 2212°C.

Silver has been known since prehistoric times and is named 'Silver' Old English word "seolfor" meaning "silver".

Some common usages for Silver: jewelry, photography and electrical conductor.

Definitions and Notes

Density listed is at a temperature of 20°C.

Isotopes are forms of an element who have the same atomic number but different mass because they contain different number of neutrons.

Half-life is the time required for a quantity of a subject to fall to half of its current quantity.

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