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Why SILVER? Silver uses and properties, facts about silver and why buy silver.
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Silver is one of the chemical elements. Silver’s chemical symbol is Ag (Gold’s symbols is Au) and its atomic number is 49 (Gold’s is 79). Silver sits directly above Gold in the Periodic Table of the Elements as its electronic structure is similar. Therefore Silver has similar characteristics to Gold. Silver is relatively inert and malleable. Unlike Gold, Silver does tarnish. The best way to clean silver is with mild soap and warm water and then pat dry with a soft cloth. Chemical cleaners such as “silver polish” are completely unnecessary.Silver is both an Industrial Metal and a Precious Metal. As an industrial metal Silver has many thousands of uses due to its outstanding qualities. Silver has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any element. Silver was critical to the photographic industry before digital cameras came along. The term “Silver Screen” refers to the fact that Silver was actually embedded into the screens in the early movie theaters. Silver even kills bacteria and is used in water filters for that purpose. New uses of Silver are found almost daily.
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