Summary for silver composition Discussion
silver composition is explained simply in this thread: Kathy asks what makes up silver, and the reply says silver is not made of other substances but is itself one of the basic building blocks of matter, called an element. The answerer notes that there are about 100 such elements, which are not mixtures or compounds, and silver belongs to that group. The response also gently points out that the question lacks context about the student’s grade or what level of explanation is needed, making it harder to tailor the answer. A later commenter, Ciaron Murphy, adds a joke playing on Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on first?” routine, but does not change the science. The practical takeaway is that silver is an element, not a compound or mixture.
Q. I’ve looked everywhere online to find the answer to this question. it seems that no one or site has the answer to it. My question is What makes up silver?
Kathy Y. [surname deleted for privacy by Editor]
student – Houston, Texas, United States of America
2003
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The Elements
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A. Hi Kathy. There are about 100 materials that are not mixtures or compounds of anything else, but are the building block materials from which all other mixtures and compounds are made. These are called “the elements” and silver is one of them. You haven’t told us why this arouses your curiosity, or what grade you are in, and it is usually difficult to answer a question when it has no context and when we don’t know what terms and concepts the person who asked the question will understand and won’t understand — but we hope this helps.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
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A. This is what silver is:
Symbol: Ag
Atomic number: 47
Group number: 11
Mass: 107.868
Density @ 293 K: 10.5 g/cm3
Atomic volume: 10.3 cm3/mol
Melting Point: 961.93 C (1235.1 K)
Boiling Point: 2212 C (2428 K)
Heat of fusion: 11.30 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization: 250.580 kJ/mol
Number of Protons/Electrons: 47
Number of neutrons: 61
Classification: Transition Metal
Crystal Structure: Face-centered Cubic
Color: silver
Hardness: 3.25 mohs
Characteristics: soft, ductile, tarnishes I did a Google search on “silver the element” and the first link had the preceding info.
Bill Duttlinger
– Naperville, Illinois
No, You have it all wrong! What makes up Gold. Who makes up Silver. (By the way I think He’s on first) God bless Abbott and Costello.
Ciaron Murphy
– Great Britain
2003