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silver
Summary
silver is a chemical element[1]. silver ranks in the top 6% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,523 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 mercury[30], a chemical element[31]; platinum[32], a chemical element[33]; rupee[34]; bir[35], a currency[36], in Ethiopia[37]; Stříbro[38], a municipality of the Czech Republic[39], in Czech Republic[40], headquartered in Stříbro[41]; argyrodite[42], a mineral species[43]; Silver[44], a family name[45]; and bromargyrite[46], a mineral species[47].
Why It Matters
silver ranks in the top 6% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,523 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 mercury[30], a chemical element[31]; platinum[32], a chemical element[33]; rupee[34]; bir[35], a currency[36], in Ethiopia[37]; Stříbro[38], a municipality of the Czech Republic[39], in Czech Republic[40], headquartered in Stříbro[41]; and argyrodite[42], a mineral species[43].