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Chemical element

Silver

A chalcophile element recovered mainly with copper, lead and zinc rather than on its own, which is why both USGS deposit databases record a silver grade alongside the principal metals.

Classification

atomic number
47
symbol
Ag
block
d

How this record is known

3
Settled consensus
Cited as the accepted position of the discipline.

3 of 3 claims on this page cite at least one registered source. Counts describe how each statement is known, not how likely it is to be true.

What Lithoen records

Each claim states how it is known and cites its evidence.

Established107.8682 u

The standard atomic weight of silver is given as 107.8682(2).

  • precision note: The parenthesised figure is the uncertainty in the last digit as CIAAW states it; Lithoen carries the value and records the uncertainty here rather than inventing an interval.

Evidence support: Supported by the cited evidence one source

Evidence: Commission on Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights (IUPAC) 2024 Primary authority

Record last updated 2026-09-07. Corrections follow the published corrections policy; superseded claims are retained, never silently edited.