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Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag (from Latin argentum 'silver', derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ ' shiny, white ') and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. [11]
In Italian and Venetian, Argentina (masculine argentino) means "(made) of silver, silver coloured", derived from the Latin "argentum" for silver. The earliest description of the region by the word Argentina has been found on a Venetian map in 1536. [4] The Portuguese cartographer Lopo Homem made reference to the place as "Terra Argentea" in a ...
"little silver" (of the Pinto River) [52] descriptive From the Spanish, platina, which means "little silver", because it was first encountered in a silver mine. The modern Spanish is platino. Platina is a diminutive of plata (silver); it is a loan word from French plate or Provençal plata (sheet of metal) and is the origin of the English ...
The name derives from Latin argentum, translated as "silver" or "white metal". The word argent had the same meaning in Old French blazon , whence it passed into the English language. In some historical depictions of coats of arms , a kind of silver leaf was applied to those parts of the device that were argent.
Argentium silver (patented in 1998) [1] is a brand of modern tarnish-resistant silver alloys, containing either 93.5%, 94% or 96% silver. Argentium alloys replace some of the copper in the traditional sterling silver (92.5% silver + 7.5% copper) with the metalloid germanium .
The company is selling 25-count tubes of 1 oz. Canada Maple Leaf Silver Coins online for $675. The front of the coins features a maple leaf, and King Charles III is on the back. The coins are non ...
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Sterling silver is prone to tarnishing, [1] and elements other than copper can be used in alloys to reduce tarnishing, as well as casting porosity and firescale. Such elements include germanium, zinc, platinum, silicon, and boron. Recent examples of these alloys include argentium, sterlium and silvadium. [2]