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Silver

Silver is a very conductive, shiny metal known since prehistory.

Chemical Formula: Ag

Layman's explanation: Since prehistory, man has known of silver, a metal that occurs as cubic or octahedral crystals when found in mineral form. It is a soft, lustrous, ductile, and white solid that melts at 1235 degrees Kelvin and boils at 2485 degrees Kelvin. This metal is the best conductor of heat and electricity known to man. Silver is used in jewelry, as it is an excellent light reflector that resists oxidation, but tarnishes due to the reaction of sulfur compounds in the air. Silver is used in the photographic and electronics industry, and has germicidal properties.

Keywords: Electronics, Photography, jewelry, Mineral

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