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Class of 2016 Felena DW with two hollow silver bangles
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Silver Ag
Where is silver used--or where does it impact our everyday lives?
Atomic number: 47
Atomic mass: 107.86
Group number: 11 (transition metals)
Period Number: 5
Melting point: 961 oC (1763 oF)
Boiling point:2162 oC (3924 oF)
Reaction with air:no reaction, stays stable in clean air
reaction with water: no reaction
electron configuration: 2, 8, 8, 18, 11
Researcher: Ines B.
Here is an IB Chemistry redox reaction--silver does not react with sodium chloride solution. The strip of silver foil remains untarnished and the salt solution has started to crystallize on the rim of the test tube.
Biology teacher Ms M. holding a silver-plated basting spoon.
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Class of 2016 members Andre G and Naina W using silver plated fish knives and forks with Swedish fish during an advisory period.
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An assortment of native silver nuggets on display at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. viewed during a Chemistry One field trip. It is a grey, shiny metallic element with an atomic number of 47. Its most important mineral is argentite. It is found in small quantities in North and South America. Its abundance in the Earth’s crust is 0.080%.
Silver brooches from a 10th century hoard found in Penrith, Cumbria, UK on display at the National Maritime Museum, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
Silver wire in a 9th-10th century bronze sword hilt from Ballugh in the Isle of Man, UK. It is decorated in a Viking design called Borre.
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Silver is an unreactive metal and is found native--uncombined with other elements. To the left is a sample which has some copper in it and was found in the Phoenix Mine, Eagle River, Michigan, USA
The native silver sample below was found at the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA. Both were viewed at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC during a Chemistry ONE field trip
Samples of native silver, Ag, from Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico viewed at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC during a Chemistry ONE field trip. The two on the left have white crystals of calcite, CaCO3.
Silver dollar--tradition is to give your instructor a silver dollar after completing the Army Officer Candidate School--here is one given to a proud parent at the same time.
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