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Silver
Electrons per shell 2,8,18,18,1
Electron Configuration [Kr] 4d10 5s1 open electron config
Ground state 2S1/2
Atomic Volume 10.3 cm3 mol-1
Electronegativity 1.93
Magnetic ordering Diamagnetic
Mass magnetic susceptibility -2.3 x 10-9
Molar magnetic susceptibility -2.48 x 10-10
Speed of sound 2680 m s-1
Thermal Properties
Enthalpy of Atomization 284.5 kJ mol-1 @25°C
Enthalpy of Fusion 11.3 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 257.7 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 25.350 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 429 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 18.9 μm m-1 K-1
Hardness
Brinell hardness 24.5 MPa
Mohs hardness 2.5
Vickers hardness 251 MPa
Elastic Properties
Bulk modulus 100 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.37
Shear modulus 30 GPa
Young's modulus 83 GPa
Electrical Properties
Electrical resistivity 1.6 x 10-8 Ω m
Electrical conductivity 0.63 106/cm Ω
Chemical Properties
Electrochemical Equivalent 4.0246 g Ah-1
Electron Work Function 4.26 eV
Valence Electron Potential (-eV) 11.4
Ionization Potential  
First 7.576
Second 21.49
Third 34.83
Incompatibilities Acetylene (C2H2), ammonia (NH3), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), bromoazide, chlorine trifluoride (ClF3), ethyleneimine (C2H5N), oxalic acid (C2H2O4), tartaric acid (C4H6O6).
Flammability
Non-combustible solid (except as dust)
Energy Levels
Kα1 (intensity 100) 22.16292 KeV
Kα2 (intensity 50) 21.9903 KeV
Kβ1 (intensity 18.4) 24.9424 KeV
Kβ2 (intensity 4.6) 25.4527 KeV
Kβ3 (intensity 8.3) 24.9074 KeV
Lα1 (intensity 100) 2.98431 KeV
Lα2 (intensity 10) 2.97821 KeV
Lβ1 (intensity 44) 3.15094 KeV
Lβ2 (intensity 11) 3.34781 KeV
Lβ3 (intensity 9) 3.2324 KeV
Lβ4 (intensity 4) 3.2028 KeV
Lγ1 (intensity 3) 3.51959 KeV
Lγ2 (intensity 1.5) 3.7492 KeV
Lγ3 (intensity 2) 2.806 KeV
Ll (intensity 4.5) 2.6305 KeV
Atomic Radii
Empirical 160 pm
Bohr Radius 165 pm
Covalent Radius 153 pm
Van der Waals 172 pm
Triple covalent 137 pm
Metallic 144 pm
Oxidation States
Main Ag+1
Other Ag0, Ag+2, Ag+3
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 731
M+ - M2+ 2073
M2+ - M3+ 3361
M3+ - M4+ 5000
M4+ - M5+ 6700
M5+ - M6+ 8600
M6+ - M7+ 11200
M7+ - M8+ 13400
M8+ - M9+ 15600
M9+ - M10+ 18000
Vapour Pressure
P (Pa) 1 10 100 1K 10K 100K
T (K) 1283 1413 1575 1782 2055 2433
Crystal Structure
Structure Cubic close packed
a = 408.53 pm
b = 408.53 pm
c = 408.53 pm
α = 90°
β = 90°
γ = 90°