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Preferred term

silver  

Definition

  • A very ductile malleable brilliant greyish-white element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal. It occurs free and in argentite and other ores: used in jewellery, tableware, coinage, electrical contacts, and in electroplating. Its compounds are used in photography.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7699

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