Ag	Z =  47	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Silver
			From the Akkadian "siolfor", meaning "to refine, smelt"
(AM) Atomic Mass	107.8682  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+1
(BP) Boiling Point	2212  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	961.9  °C
(ρ) Density	10.49  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.9	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.53  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.235  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Kr]  4d10  5s1	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	730.97  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	258  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	11.28  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	Known to the Ancients	♦	Location of Discovery	n/a
(E°) Standard Potential	Ag+⇔ Ag (0.799 V),   Ag2+⇔ Ag+ (1.980 V)
Stable isotopes	107Ag,  109Ag
Discovered/Synthesized by	Known since ancient times
Natural Source	The mineral/ore argentite/acanthite, native silver, pyrargyrite and proustite, cerargyrite
Common Uses	Jewelry, silverware, coins, dentistry, photo film
Other Info	Latin name: Argentum Widely used in electronics and jewelery
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