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Understanding the element
Silver (Ag) is chemical element 47. It belongs to the transition metals, and its reference state at room temperature is a solid. Those basic facts are a useful starting point for its chemistry and applications.
Where do we encounter it?
In practice, it turns up most often in jewellery, electronics and solar cells.
jewelleryelectronicssolar cells
Standard atomic weight107.8682(2)
What its position in the table tells us
Silver sits in period 5, group 11 and the D block. That location is useful because neighbouring elements often share trends in valence electrons, oxidation states and bonding behaviour.
Worth remembering
Silver has a characteristic place in the periodic table that helps explain both its chemistry and its practical uses
Silver has a characteristic place in the periodic table that helps explain both its chemistry and its practical uses