Silver

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1 Periodic Table

1.1 Symbol

1.2 Group Number

1112

0 17

1.3 Period Number

2 7

1.4 Block

d block

1.5 Element Family

Transition Metal

1.6 CAS Number

74402247440666

7429905 54386242

1.8 Space Group Name

Fm_ 3m

P63/mmc

1.9 Space Group Number

225.00194.00

11 229

2 Facts

2.1 Interesting Facts

It is the most reflective element.

Silver is the second most ductile metal after Gold.

It is also used in Dentistry as a dental alloys for clips and crowning.

Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.

2.2 Sources

Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Ores of metals

Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals

2.3 History

2.3.1 Who Discovered

Unknown

Indian metallurgists

2.3.2 Discovery

Before 5000 BC

Before 1000 BCE

2.4 Abundance

2.4.1 Abundance In Universe

6 * 10^-8 %3 * 10^-5 %

5E-09 0.11

3.2.2 Abundance In Sun

~0.0000001 %~0.0002 %

1E-08 0.1

3.3.2 Abundance In Meteorites

0.00 %0.02 %

1.7E-07 22

3.3.3 Abundance In Earth's Crust

0.00 %0.01 %

9.9E-12 8.1

3.3.5 Abundance In Oceans

0.00 %0.00 %

2E-23 1.1

3.3.8 Abundance In Humans

NA0.00 %

1E-13 1.4

4 Uses

4.1 Uses & Benefits

Silver is mainly used for Jewelry and show piece.
It is used for manufacturing high quality mirrors due to its reflectivity property.

It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.

4.1.2 Industrial Uses

Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry

Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

4.1.3 Medical Uses

Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry

Pharmaceutical Industry

4.1.4 Other Uses

Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues

Alloys

4.2 Biological Properties

4.2.1 Toxicity

Non Toxic

Highly Toxic

4.2.2 Present in Human Body

✔ ✘

4.2.3 In Blood

0.00 Blood/mg dm-37.00 Blood/mg dm-3

0 1970

4.2.4 In Bone

0.44 p.p.m.170.00 p.p.m.

0 170000

5 Physical

5.1 Melting Point

961.93 °C419.58 °C

27 3410

5.3 Boiling Point

2,212.00 °C907.00 °C

147 5660

5.4 Appearance

5.4.1 Physical State

Solid

5.4.2 Color

Silvery White

Silvery Gray

5.4.3 Luster

Metallic

5.5 Hardness

5.5.1 Mohs Hardness

2.502.50

0.2 8.5

5.5.3 Brinell Hardness

251.00 MPa327.00 MPa

0.14 3490

5.5.6 Vickers Hardness

229.00 MPaNA

121 3430

5.6 Speed of Sound

2,680.00 m/s3,850.00 m/s

818 16200

5.7 Optical Properties

5.7.1 Refractive Index

NA1.00

1.000933 1.7229

5.7.3 Reflectivity

97.00 %80.00 %

58 97

5.8 Allotropes

✔ ✘

5.8.1 α Allotropes

Not Available

5.8.2 β Allotropes

Not Available

5.8.3 γ Allotropes

Not Available

6 Chemical

6.1 Chemical Formula

6.2 Isotopes

6.2.1 Known Isotopes

3625

0 38

6.3 Electronegativity

6.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity

1.931.65

0.7 2.54

6.3.3 Sanderson Electronegativity

1.832.23

0.22 2.56

6.3.5 Allred Rochow Electronegativity

1.421.66

0.86 1.82

6.3.7 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity

1.471.65

0.62 2.48

6.3.9 Allen Electronegativity

1.871.59

0.659 2.7

6.4 Electropositivity

6.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity

2.072.35

1.46 3.3

6.5 Ionization Energies

6.5.1 1st Energy Level

731.00 kJ/mol906.40 kJ/mol

375.7 26130

6.5.3 2nd Energy Level

2,070.00 kJ/mol1,733.30 kJ/mol

710.2162 28750

6.5.5 3rd Energy Level

3,361.00 kJ/mol3,833.00 kJ/mol

1600 34230

6.5.7 4th Energy Level

NA5,731.00 kJ/mol

2780 37066

6.5.9 5th Energy Level

NA7,970.00 kJ/mol

4305.2 97510

6.5.11 6th Energy Level

NA10,400.00 kJ/mol

5715.8 105800

6.5.13 7th Energy level

NA12,900.00 kJ/mol

7226.8 114300

6.5.15 8th Energy Level

NA16,800.00 kJ/mol

8857.4 125300

6.5.16 9th Energy Level

NA19,600.00 kJ/mol

14110 134700

6.5.18 10th Energy Level

NA23,000.00 kJ/mol

17100 144300

6.5.20 11th Energy Level

NA26,400.00 kJ/mol

19900 169988

6.5.23 12th Energy Level

NA29,990.00 kJ/mol

22219 189368

6.5.25 13th Energy Level

NA40,490.00 kJ/mol

26930 76015

6.5.28 14th Energy Level

NA43,800.00 kJ/mol

29196 86450

6.6.1 15th Energy Level

NA47,300.00 kJ/mol

41987 97510

6.6.2 16th Energy Level

NA52,300.00 kJ/mol

47206 109480

6.7.1 17th Energy Level

NA55,900.00 kJ/mol

52737 122200

7.1.1 18th Energy Level

NA59,700.00 kJ/mol

58570 134810

7.4.2 19th Energy Level

NA67,300.00 kJ/mol

64702 148700

7.4.3 20th Energy Level

NA171,200.00 kJ/mol

80400 171200

7.4.4 21st Energy Level

NA179,100.00 kJ/mol

87000 179100

7.4.6 22nd Energy Level

NANA

93400 184900

7.4.7 23rd Energy Level

NANA

98420 198800

7.4.9 24th Energy Level

NANA

104400 195200

7.4.10 25th Energy Level

NANA

121900 121900

7.5.2 26th Energy Level

NANA

127700 127700

7.5.4 27th Energy Level

NANA

133800 133800

7.5.5 28th Energy Level

NANA

139800 139800

7.5.7 29th Energy Level

NANA

148100 148100

7.6.1 30th Energy Level

NANA

154500 154500

7.7 Electrochemical Equivalent

4.02 g/amp-hr1.22 g/amp-hr

0.16812 8.3209

7.9 Electron Work Function

4.26 eV4.33 eV

2.14 5.65

7.12 Other Chemical Properties

Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility

Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes

8 Atomic

8.1 Atomic Number

4730

3 117

8.3 Electron Configuration

[Kr] 4d¹⁰ 5s¹

[Ar] 3d¹⁰ 4s²

8.4 Crystal Structure

Face Centered Cubic (FCC)

Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)

8.4.1 Crystal Lattice

8.5 Atom

8.5.1 Number of Protons

4730

3 117

8.7.1 Number of Neutrons

6135

4 184

9.1.2 Number of Electrons

4730

3 117

9.2 Radius of an Atom

9.2.1 Atomic Radius

144.00 pm134.00 pm

112 265

9.3.1 Covalent Radius

145.00 pm122.00 pm

96 260

9.4.1 Van der Waals Radius

172.00 pm139.00 pm

139 348

9.6 Atomic Weight

107.87 amu65.38 amu

6.94 294

9.7 Atomic Volume

10.30 cm3/mol9.20 cm3/mol

1.39 71.07

9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers

9.9.1 Previous Element

9.9.3 Next Element

9.10 Valence Electron Potential

11.40 (-eV)38.90 (-eV)

8 392.42

9.11 Lattice Constant

408.53 pm266.49 pm

228.58 891.25

9.12 Lattice Angles

π/2, π/2, π/2

π/2, π/2, 2 π/3

9.13 Lattice C/A Ratio

NANA

1.567 1.886

10 Mechanical

10.1 Density

10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature

10.49 g/cm³7.14 g/cm³

0.534 40.7

10.2.1 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)

9.32 g/cm36.57 g/cm3

0.512 20

11.2 Tensile Strength

NANA

2.5 11000

11.3 Viscosity

NANA

0.001526 0.001526

11.4 Vapor Pressure

11.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K

0.00 (Pa)NA

2.47E-11 121

11.5.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K

NANA

2.62E-10 774

11.6 Elasticity properties

11.6.1 Shear Modulus

30.00 GPa43.00 GPa

1.3 222

11.6.3 Bulk Modulus

100.00 GPa70.00 GPa

1.6 462

11.6.5 Young's Modulus

83.00 GPa108.00 GPa

1.7 528

12.2 Poisson Ratio

0.370.25

0.032 0.47

12.4 Other Mechanical Properties

Ductile, Malleable

13 Magnetic

13.1 Magnetic Characteristics

13.1.1 Specific Gravity

10.506.90

0.53 4500

13.2.1 Magnetic Ordering

Diamagnetic

13.2.2 Permeability

NANA

1.25643E-06 0.0063

13.2.3 Susceptibility

0.00NA

-0.000166 200000

13.4 Electrical Properties

13.4.1 Electrical Property

Conductor

13.4.2 Resistivity

15.87 nΩ·m59.00 nΩ·m

0.18 961

13.5.1 Electrical Conductivity

0.63 10⁶/cm Ω0.17 10⁶/cm Ω

0.00666 0.63

13.6.2 Electron Affinity

125.60 kJ/mol0.00 kJ/mol

0 222.8

14 Thermal

14.1 Specific Heat

0.24 J/(kg K)0.39 J/(kg K)

0.11 3.6

14.2 Molar Heat Capacity

25.35 J/mol·K25.47 J/mol·K

16.443 62.7

14.3 Thermal Conductivity

429.00 W/m·K116.00 W/m·K

6.3 429

14.5 Critical Temperature

NANA

26.3 3223

14.6 Thermal Expansion

18.90 µm/(m·K)30.20 µm/(m·K)

4.5 97

14.7 Enthalpy

14.7.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization

255.10 kJ/mol7.32 kJ/mol

7.32 799.1

14.7.2 Enthalpy of Fusion

11.30 kJ/mol7.32 kJ/mol

2.1 35.23

14.7.3 Enthalpy of Atomization

284.50 kJ/mol129.70 kJ/mol

61.5 837

14.8 Standard Molar Entropy

42.60 J/mol.K41.60 J/mol.K

9.5 198.1

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