Silver Facts
Chemical Symbol Ag
Atomic number 47
Atomic weight 107.87
Solid
Soft shiny white metal
Silver is harder than gold, but softer than copper.
Has no smell or taste
The name silver comes from the Latin word "argentum", meaning white and shining.
Silver has the highest electrical conductivity of any element.
Silver has the highest thermal conductivity of any metal.
Because silver compounds are light-sensitive, its compounds are used in photographic film.
Because silver is more affordable than Gold, silver is known as “the poor mans gold”.
Silver compounds show a toxic effect on some bacteria, viruses, algae and fungi. Bacteria do not develop resistance to silver, as they do to many antibiotics.