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Also Known As	Ag • argentum

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A periodic table element square for silver (Ag) displays its atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.8682, electron configuration, and classification as a transition metal with a face-centered cubic crystal structure. Key chemical properties and legend symbols are labeled around the square.

Irregularly shaped native silver nugget with a rough, metallic surface, from Liberia, shown against a white background.

silver tea caddy, 1767–68

Alexander the Great

Dendritic (branching) silver from Ontario

Chinese sculpture during the Han dynasty examined

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