MY ELEMENT IS SILVER

SILVER

• Atomic Number: 47
• Atomic symbol Ag
• Atomic mass 107.87

WHO AND WHEN DISCOVERED

• Silver and several other elements have been known since ancient times.
• So It is impossible to give any one person credit for discovering silver.

RED DOT ARE SILVER MINES

THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SILVER

• Silver is a soft ,shiny metal
• it is a best conductor of electricity
• An is ductile and malleable
• An a best conductor of heat

How silver is used
Silver is precious metal that has been used for many years to make fine pieces of jewelry, coins, utensils, technology, and various pieces of art.

ISOTOPS AND USES

• Ag-107 and Ag-109 are two isotopes
• Ag-107- used for the cyclotron
• Ag-109 – used for the production of a gamma reference source
• Used in the production of a number of radioisotopes

Why I choose silver as my element because silver is used in almost every home every day from our utensils to jewelry, electronics and many other useful products.

WORK CITED

• http://education.jlab.org/qa/discover_ele.html
• http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/metals/silver.html
• http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Nevada/Metal_silver.html
• http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/47/silver
• http://www.livescience.com/37040-silver.html

OTHER WORK CITED

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver
• http://www.webelements.com/silver/isotopes.html

ALL THE SILVER EVER MINED IS 1,411,475 TONS