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    Ag

    Silver

    Transition Metal

    Atomic Number: 47 • Atomic Mass: 107.8700 u • Period: 5 • Group: 11

    Electron Configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s¹ 4d¹⁰
    Phase: Solid
    Electronegativity: 1.93
    Palladium (Pd)Cadmium (Cd)
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    History

    Silver has been known since ancient times

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    One of the earliest metals known to humans, along with gold and copper

    Used for currency and ornaments since at least 5000 BCE

    Mentioned in ancient texts including the Bible and Ancient Egyptian writings