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**Formula:** Ag
**Atomic number:** 47
**International title:** Argentum
**Relative atomic mass:** 107,87 g/mol
**Mohs scale hardness:** 2
**Crystal system:** cubic system
**Cell:** Face centred cubic
**Crystal habit:** Wires, dendritic aggregates, coatings or solid masses.
**Information:** Silver is a metal with silver colour which darkens in contact with air to black, since it covers a layer of Ag₂S. It has excellent thermal and electrical conductivity.
**Use:** It is used in the photographic industry, electronics or jewellery.