silver

Summary

silver is a chemical element^[1]. silver has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• silver's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[3].
• silver's instance of is recorded as combustible powder^[4].
• silver's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element^[5].
• white is named after silver^[6].
• silver is made of galena^[7].
• silver is made of cerussite^[8].
• silver is made of acanthite^[9].
• silver is made of argentite^[10].
• silver is made of chlorargyrite^[11].
• silver's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Ag]^[12].
• silver's element symbol is recorded as Ag^[13].
• silver's chemical formula is recorded as Ag^[14].
• silver is a type of noble metal^[15].
• silver is a type of transition metal^[16].
• silver is a type of period 5^[17].
• silver is a type of precious metal^[18].
• silver is part of period 5^[19].
• silver is part of group 11^[20].
• silver is used for food additive^[21].
• silver's Commons category is recorded as Silver^[22].
• silver's color is recorded as silver^[23].
• silver's Unicode character is recorded as 銀^[24].
• silver's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 5000 BC^[25].
• silver's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Silver^[26].
• silver's Commons gallery is recorded as Silver^[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[3], combustible powder^[4], and chalcophile element^[5]. Recorded subclass of include noble metal^[15], transition metal^[16], period 5^[17], and precious metal^[18].

Origins

white is named after silver^[6].

Use and Application

silver is used for food additive^[21]. Part of include period 5^[19], a period^[28] and group 11^[20], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for silver include argentopyrite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; miargyrite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; argyrodite^[34], a mineral species^[35]; argentobaumhauerite^[36], a mineral species^[37]; rupee^[38]; Stříbro^[39], a municipality of the Czech Republic^[40], in Czech Republic^[41], headquartered in Stříbro^[42]; Pampus argenteus^[43], a taxon^[44]; and bromargyrite^[45], a mineral species^[46].

Why It Matters

silver has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] silver is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for silver include argentopyrite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; miargyrite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; argyrodite^[34], a mineral species^[35]; argentobaumhauerite^[36], a mineral species^[37]; rupee^[38]; and Stříbro^[39], a municipality of the Czech Republic^[40], in Czech Republic^[41], headquartered in Stříbro^[42].