Silver Facts
Silver Facts
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| Interesting Silver Facts: |
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| Silver was found to be separated from lead by civilizations are early as 3000 BC. |
| Its uses were mentioned as far back as the Bible, in the book of Genesis. |
| Silver is an even better electrical conductor than copper, but its high cost makes it less attractive for electrical wiring. |
| Of all the metals, silver also has the highest thermal conductivity. |
| It has the lowest level of contact resistance. |
| Silver tarnishes quite readily in air or water which have hydrogen sulfide or ozone. |
| There are two natural, stable isotopes of silver, Ag-107 and Ag-109. |
| Unlike most other elements on the periodic table, the natural occurrence of each of silver's stable isotopes is nearly equal. |
| There are twenty-eight known radioactive isotopes of silver. |
| The most stable of the radioisotopes has a half-life of over forty-one days and the least stable having a half-life of less than three minutes. |
| Most silver is extracted from copper or lead ores. |
| Several countries have been mining silver since the 1500s. |
| It is most often produced as a result of refining metals such as lead, copper, gold, nickel, or zinc. |
| Mexico, Peru, and China are currently the world's top producers of silver. |
| Silver has a long history of practical applications, but also serves a key role in folklore, fantasy, and even a religious significance in several religions. |
| Throughout history, silver has been used in coin making, jewelry, adornments, mirrors and photo-optics, musical instruments, dentistry and medications, photography, and more. |
| Coins made of silver are believed by Christians to be the bribe price paid to Judas Iscariot to betray Jesus. |
| In several pagan religions, silver was associated with magical powers or feminine energy. |
| In folklore, silver is associated with the ability to stop paranormal creatures such as vampires or werewolves. |
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