| Silver
Facts... Scientific View by... scientific | interesting and miscellaneous Science The Properties of the Element : Silver  Latin Name : Argentum Symbol of Element : Ag Atomic Number of Silver : 47 Number of Protons/Electrons in Silver : 47 Number of Neutrons in Silver : 61 Atomic Mass: 107.8682 amu Crystal Structure: Cubic Density @ 293 K: 10.5 g/cm3 Melting Point: 961.93 °C - 1235.08 °K Boiling Point: 2212.0 °C - 2485.15 °K Color of Silver : silver, lustrous white Silver is the whitest color of any metal. Silver is harder than gold, but softer than copper. Silver is more malleable than any element except gold. It can be pounded to a thinness of 6/10000 of a millimeter, or thin enough for light to pass through, one hundred and fifty times thinner than a standard piece of paper. One ounce of silver can be drawn into 8,000 feet of thin wire. Of all the elements, silver is the best conductor of electricity and is used as a comparative meaure for the conductivity of all other metals. Of all the elements, silver has the highest degree of reflectivity, and can reflect up to 95% of visible light. Silver Facts: Silver as an Element The Silver Institute Silver Facts The Silver Users Association |