What is the chemical symbol for silver?
The chemical symbol for silver is Ag, coming from the Latin word for silver – Argentum .
Interestingly, it is the same root word for the French word
argent
, which means both silver
and money, telling us a lot about the historical affinity between wealth and precious metals.
The chemical structure of silver - symbol Ag - makes it the most conductive of all metals known
to man and is why it is used in so many different industries and technologies as well as
investment
bullion.
The precious metal can be found in circuit boards, batteries, solar energy technologies and
much more. This is reflected in the silver price, which can be much more volatile than gold due to
its large variety of
industrial uses.
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