====== Silver ======
**Silver** is a precious metal.

Latin argentum. Chemical symbol Ag

Silver, together with [[gold]] and [[platinum]], belongs to the most important precious metals for jewelery because of its outstanding material properties.

  * Silver is highly resistant to air and acids. In case of contact with sulfur compounds occur brown black coverings, but they are easy to remove.
  * A smooth silver surface is the best reflector of light.
  * Silver is very stretchy and harder than [[gold]] [[Mohs|Mohs hardness]] 2.7 (annealed).
  * Although silver is a precious metal and suitable as an investment, it is affordable for everyone in the quantities required for the creation of jewelry.
  * By alloying with other metals the optical and mechanical properties of silver can be largely changed and adapted to different needs.


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