Silver (Ag)
A shiny metal used in jewellery and medals.
Silver facts
- Symbol
- Ag
- Atomic number
- 47
- Atomic mass
- 107.87
- Family
- Transition metals
- Period
- 5
- Group
- 11
Famous reactions with silver
- Tarnished! Silver meets SulfurSilver sulfide (tarnish) 2Ag + S → Ag₂S · At room temperature · Try it
What does silver react with?
Silver makes a new substance with 6 other elements and chemicals in our lab:
- Silver + FluorineSilver fluoride 2Ag + F₂ → 2AgF · When heated · Try it
- Silver + ChlorineSilver chloride 2Ag + Cl₂ → 2AgCl · When heated · Try it
- Silver + SeleniumSilver selenide 2Ag + Se → Ag₂Se · When heated · Try it
- Silver + BromineSilver bromide 2Ag + Br₂ → 2AgBr · When heated · Try it
- Silver + TelluriumSilver telluride 2Ag + Te → Ag₂Te · When heated · Try it
- Silver + IodineSilver iodide 2Ag + I₂ → 2AgI · When heated · Try it
It also blends into a mixture, like an alloy, with 74 other metals when melted together.
Nothing happens when it's simply mixed with 17 of the others. 21 pairings have never been tried, because not enough atoms have ever existed.