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Silver  SEE PERIODIC TABLE
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Atomic Number47

Atomic SymbolAg

Atomic Weight107.8682 amu

GroupTransition, 11

FormSolid

Density @ STP10.5 g/cm3

Melting Point961.78 °C (1763.204 °F, 1234.93 °K)

Boiling Point2162 °C (3923.6 °F, 2435.15 °K)

Heat of Fusion11.3 kJ/mol

Heat of Vaporization255 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential7.57624 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale)1.93

Specific Heat Capacity0.235 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration5s1

Oxidation States+1

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth107Ag, 51.839%; 109Ag, 48.161%

Selected Radioisotopes108Ag

Atomic Radius165 pm

Crystal StructureCubic

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