SILVER

When a copper wire is placed in a solution of silver nitrrate, crystals of metallic silver form on the wire, and the solution turns blue due to the formation of copper(II).


Atomic Number: 47
Mass Number: 107.87 g/mol
Electron Configuration: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s24d9
Density: 10.50 g/cm3
Crystal Structure: Face-Centered Cubic
Melting Point: 962oC
Boiling Point: 2212oC
Metallic Radius: 144 pm
Important Oxidation States: +1