Silver

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Basic Information

Symbol: Ag
Atomic Number: 47
Mass: 107.8682 u
Melting Point: 1234K
Boiling Point: 2436K
Number of Protons/Electrons: 47
Number of Neutrons: 61
Classification: Transition Metal
Crystal Structure: Face Center Cubic
Density at 293 K: 10.5g/cm3
Color: silver
Bonding radius: 1.34 A
Atomic radius: 1.75 A
Ionization Potential: 7.576 V
Electronegativity: 1.93
Heat of vaporization: 250.58 kJ/mol
Heat of fusion: 11.3 KJ/mol
Specific heat: 0.235 J/gK
Electron configuration: [Kr]4d105s1



Crystal Structure


Isotopes

Isotope Half Life
Ag105 41.3 days
Ag105m 7.2 minutes
Ag106m 8.4 days
Ag107 Stable
Ag108 2.4 minutes
Ag108m 130 years
Ag109 Stable
Ag109m 39.8 seconds
Ag110 24.6 seconds
Ag110m 249.8 days
Ag111 7.47 days


Facts

Date of Discovery: Known to the ancients
Discoverer: Unknown
Uses: jewelry, photography, electrical conductor
Obtained From: ores (argentite, light ruby silver, dark ruby silver, brittle silver)


Related Links

Ancient Silver from the Detroit Institute of Arts