Silver
Transition Metal
Silver (Ag) is a chemical element with atomic number 47, classified as a transition metal. At room temperature it is a solid. It has been known since ancient times.
Properties
- Atomic number
- 47
- Atomic mass
- 107.87 u
- Category
- Transition Metal
- Group
- 11
- Period
- 5
- Block
- d-block
- Electron configuration
- [Kr] 4d¹⁰ 5s¹
- Phase at STP
- Solid
- Density
- 10.501 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1234.93 K (961.8 °C)
- Boiling point
- 2435 K (2161.8 °C)
- Electronegativity
- 1.93
- Atomic radius
- 165 pm
- Ionization energy
- 7.576 eV
- Discovery
- Known since ancient times
Common uses
Jewelry, coins, mirrors, electronics, antimicrobial applications
Did you know?
Best conductor of electricity and heat of all elements.