Hayley+Schmalkuche+Masc

Hayley Schmalkuche MASC

Silver: I have chosen silver as my element. Silver is a soft, white metal. The symbol for silver is Ag and the atomic number is 47. The mass number is 107.8682. Silver is a transition metal along with gold, platinum and iron, just to name a few. The boiling point of Silver is 2163 degrees Celsius and the melting point is 961 degrees Celsius. The name 'silver' first came from the Latin word, argentum. Silver is used for jewellery, photographic film, mirrors and batteries. Silver is also used in tableware, and religious decorations. Silver was one of the first elements to be discovered, after gold and copper. Archeologists have discovered some products that contain silver dating back to around 3400 B.C. Written records were also recovered that describe silver from 900 B.C. The symbol, Ag, came from the Latin word, argentum, which could also come from the Greek word, argos, which means 'shiny' or 'white'. Silver is a rare occurance within the Earth's nature. The people that produce the most silver in the world are countries such as Mexico, the United States, Australia and Canada, just to name a few.

This is the Silver element that would be found on the Periodic Table:
 * 47

Ag

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