Question

Write a symbol of silver.

Answer 1

Hint:Symbol of every element is given in a periodic table. Silver is a d-block element that lies in group-11 and period-5. Atomic number of silver elements is 47.

Complete step by step answer:
Silver is a common element of periodic table and symbol of silver is Ag. In fact, Ag is a short form of argentums which is a Latin word for silver.

Additional information: There is some information about silver:
Its appearance is white lustrous metal.
Its melting and boiling points are ${960.8^0}C$ and ${2212^0}C$ respectively.
Silver is used to make jewelry and has a great value in the market.
 Silver has the highest light reflection efficiency among all elements.
Pure silver metal is the best conductor of heat and electricity.
Also, pure silver is soft, then it is alloyed to make jewelry and utensils from it.
Silver also occurs both in combined and free state. The most important silver ores are: Argentite $\left( {A{g_2}S} \right)$, Copper silver look, Horn silver, Ruby silver. In some parts of India, the silver ores are found alongside gold ores.
Silver has been used in dentistry for some time, although it had to be mixed (or alloyed) with mercury as it is not quite as malleable as gold.


Note: Periodic tables have 118 elements. Only some of the common elements are used in chemical reactions. That is why we mainly need to learn symbols of these common elements which are used in reaction. Symbols of some elements are derived from their Latin names, that’s why symbols of some elements are different from their names.