Silver, Ag
Madison Utecht
General Information
- chemical symbol comes from the Latin word for silver, "argentium"
Properties: -relatively soft, shiny metal
- tarnishes slowly
- highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal
Compounds: -Silver Cyanide AgCN
- Silver Bromide AgBr
- Silver Chloride AgCl
- Silver Fluoride AgF
Uses: jewelry, coins, utensils, art, mirrors, batteries
Periodic Table Information
Atomic Mass: 107.8682
Protons: 47
Neutrons: 61
Electrons: 47
Visual Model
Lewis Dot Structure
Electron Dot Diagram
Group
Name:Transition Metals
Properties:
1.high electrical conductivity
2.form colored compounds
3.high heat conductivity
4.high melting points
5.high densities
6.less reactive than alkali metals
Reaction Types
Decomposition: 8Ag2S --> 16Ag + S8 (silver sulfide --> silver + sulfur)
Single-Replacement: Cu + 2AgNO3 --> Cu(NO3)2 + 2Ag (copper + silver nitrate)
Double-Replacement: AgNO3 + KCl --> AgCl + KNO3 (silver nitrate + potassium chloride -->
silver chloride)
Single Replacement Visual 1
Single Replacement Visual 2
Double Replacement Visual
Specific Heat
Melting Point: 961.8 degrees Celsius
Boiling Point: 2,162 degrees Celsius
Acrostic Poem
Illuminating
Lustrous
Valuable
Electrical Conductor
Reflective
Citations
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