Silver is a fine, silver-white metal often used in jewelry Pure silver has a hardness of 2 5 Other metals are alloyed with silver (usually copper) for silver used in jewelry making Silver tarnishes after exposure to air (a thin layer of silver-oxide forms on the surface) Silver often occurs near copper lodes SLEEPER A sleeper is a small hoop-earring made of gold that is used to keep the hole in a pierced ear open
coins made of silver a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively"
Known from around 5000 BC The metal is too soft for any use other than jewellery and trade Often occurs with lead, from which it can be separated by cupellation Native silver is known, but it is usually extracted from ores Melting point: 961° C First used in Greece [3000 BC]
Silver consists of coins that are made from silver or that look like silver. the basement where £150,000 in silver was buried
Silver is similar to gold in corrosion resistance It costs less than other precious metals, is very soft when fully annealed, but work hardens during fabrication It provides very good conductivity and solderability It is widely used as a plating or coating