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Silver

Ag · Z 47

atomic number
47
atomic mass
107.87
notation
Ag
group
11: Copper
period
5
state0c
Solid
state20c
Solid
occurrence
Primordial
density
10.49
melting pt
961.95
boiling pt
2162
discovered
-5000
abundance
0.075
ore grade
300
ore minerals
argentite/acanthite, native silver; mostly within lead-zinc-copper ores
mined as
Primary

extraction

Only about a quarter comes from silver mines; the rest is a by-product, floated with lead and zinc sulfides, collected from lead bullion by the Parkes process, or recovered from copper anode slimes. Primary ores are cyanide-leached like gold.

categories

#Transition Metal#Metal

mines

EscondidaGrasbergBingham CanyonOlympic DamPueblo ViejoFresnilloCanningtonCerro Rico de PotosíRed DogRampura AguchaMount IsaBroken Hill

machines

Photovoltaic Cell

skills

BrazingSoldering

equations

Drude ConductivityPlasma FrequencyFourier's Law of Heat Conduction

Referenced by

equation
Drude ConductivityFourier's Law of Heat ConductionPlasma Frequency
machine
Photovoltaic Cell
mine
Bingham CanyonBroken HillCanningtonCerro Rico de PotosíEscondidaFresnilloGrasbergMount IsaOlympic DamPueblo ViejoRampura AguchaRed Dog
skill
BrazingSoldering

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