[Silver][Ag]: Precious Transition Metal With Value in Human Cultures

Precious metal that finds usage in jewelry and sophisticated Silverware

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Silver is a chemical element found in nature in ores and and is known by Latin name Argentum [Ag]. Placed in Periodic Table in Chemistry among Transition Metals and have atomic number 47. [Silver][Ag]: Precious Transition Metal With Value in Human Cultures is also considered auspicious especially in Hindu Culture.

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Properties of Silver[Ag]

Silver is found in nature in free and pure elemental form in earth’s crust in the minerals Argentite and Chlorargyrite. It is recovered as a byproduct during refining of Gold, Copper, Lead and Zinc.

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Silver is soft, pure, white, and lustrous transition metal, placed in Periodic Table with Copper [Cu] and Gold [Au] as neighbors.

It has high electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and reflective properties common to metals.