Name: Silver

Atomic Symbol and Mass Number: Ag [47]

Electron Configuration: [Kr] 4d    5s

Atomic Radii: 144 pm

Electron Affinity: 125.6 kJ mol-1

Oxidation States: -2, -1, +1, +2, +3

Electronegativity Value: 1.93

Elemental Group: Transition Metal

Uses and Properties:

• It is used for jewellery and silver tableware, where appearance is important

• Silver is used to make mirrors, as it is the best reflector of visible light known, although it does tarnish with time.

• It is also used in dental alloys, solder and brazing alloys, electrical contacts and batteries.

• Pure silver is nearly white, lustrous, soft, very ductile and malleable

• it is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity.

• It is not a chemically active metal, but it is attacked by nitric acid (forming the nitrate) and by hot concentrated sulfuric acid.

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Lewis Diagram: