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| Ag | Silver |
Atomic number : 47
Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) : 107.8682 |
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Group 11 transition metal Density / kg m-3 : 10 500 [293 K]; 9345 [liquid at m.p.] |
Melting point / K : 1235.08 Boiling point / K : 2485 |
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Known to ancient civilizations |
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Abundances Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : 7.1 Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 0.07 Residence time / years : 5000 Classification : recycled Oxidation state : I |
Seawater / p.p.m. : Atlantic surface : n.a. Atlantic deep : n.a. Pacific surface : 1 × 10-7 Pacific deep : 24 × 10-7 |
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Level in humans Blood / mg dm-3 : < 0.003 Bone / p.p.m. : 0.01 - 0.44 Liver / p.p.m. : 0.005 - 0.25 Muscle / p.p.m. : 0.009 - 0.28 |
Daily dietary intake : 0.0014 - 0.08 mg Total mass of element in average (70 kg) person : 2 mg |
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A portrait of silver is available on the Visual Elements site. Up to 200 individual items of information on this element are available in The Elements. |