Where Is Silver Found On The Periodic Table?

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Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
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  • Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
  • B.A., Physics and Mathematics, Hastings College
Dr. Helmenstine holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences and is a science writer, educator, and consultant. She has taught science courses at the high school, college, and graduate levels.
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Updated on January 13, 2020

Where Is Silver Found On The Periodic Table?

Silver's location on the periodic table of the elements.
Silver's location in the periodic table of the elements. Todd Helmenstine

Silver is the 47th element on the periodic table. It is located in period 5 and group 11. This places it in the middle of the second full row (period) of the table.

Silver Properties Based on Location

This location places silver in the transition metal group. If you didn't have any experience with silver, you could still predict it would behave much like its congeners, copper and gold. Like other transition metals, silver is a good thermal and electrical conductor. While copper and gold are colored metals, silver is white. This is a property that could be predicated based on the element's electron configuration.

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