Elements / 47
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Silver
Transition metal · d-block · ring O · spoke 11
Silver is element 47, a transition metal. It sits on ring O (period 5) on spoke 11. Follow that spoke toward the center and out again to find its chemical relatives.
Properties
| Density | 10.5 g/cm³ | Terrain → |
|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 1,235 K · 962 °C | Terrain → |
| Boiling point | 2,435 K · 2,162 °C | Terrain → |
| Electronegativity | 1.93 | Terrain → |
| First ionization energy | 731 kJ/mol | Terrain → |
| Atomic weight | 107.868 u | Terrain → |
| Crustal abundance | 0.075 ppm | Terrain → |
| Discovered | Known since antiquity | Terrain → |
Values from open reference data; see sources. "Terrain" opens that property as a 3D landscape across the whole spiral.
Two things you might not know
- A wartime copper shortage put 13,540 tons of it into the electromagnets of calutrons used to enrich uranium.
- Alchemists tied it to the Moon. It beats every metal at conducting electricity and heat, and its iodide crystals seed clouds for rain.
Checked against en.wikipedia.org.
Spoke 11
Ring O (period 5)
Play with Silver
Watch it fly into its seat, or raise the whole spiral into a landscape and see where it peaks.