silver | Facts, Properties, & Uses | Britannica
silver (Ag), chemical element, a white lustrous metal valued for its decorative beauty and electrical conductivity. Silver is located in Group 11 (Ib) and Period 5 of the periodic table, between copper (Period 4) and gold (Period 6), and its physical and chemical properties are intermediate between those two metals. atomic number 47 atomic weight 107.868 melting point 960.8 °C (1,861.4 °F) boiling point 2,212 °C (4,014 °F) specific gravity 10.5 (20 °C [68 °F]) oxidation states +1, +2, +3 electron configuration [Kr]4d105s1 Together with gold and the platinum-group metals, silver is one of the so-called precious metals. Because of