silver

Summary

silver is a chemical element^[1]. silver ranks in the top 6% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,511 views/month).^[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 Argentina^[30], a sovereign state^[31], in Argentina^[32], founded in 1816^[33]; platinum^[34], a chemical element^[35]; mercury^[36], a chemical element^[37]; rupee^[38]; silver^[39], a metallic color^[40]; bir^[41], a currency^[42], in Ethiopia^[43]; Pampus argenteus^[44], a taxon^[45]; and pyrargyrite^[46], a mineral species^[47].

Why It Matters

silver ranks in the top 6% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,511 views/month).^[2] silver has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] silver is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for silver include Argentina^[30], a sovereign state^[31], in Argentina^[32], founded in 1816^[33]; platinum^[34], a chemical element^[35]; mercury^[36], a chemical element^[37]; rupee^[38]; silver^[39], a metallic color^[40]; and bir^[41], a currency^[42], in Ethiopia^[43].