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47Ag107.868

Silver

Transition metalsBlock dPeriod 5Group 11solid at 20 °C
Configuration :
[Kr] 4d¹⁰ 5s¹
Atomic mass :
107.8682 u
French :
Argent
Latin :
Argentum
3D Bohr-model representation of the Silver atom (symbol Ag, atomic number Z=47). Electron shell configuration: 2, 8, 18, 18, 1 electrons.
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Electron configuration

Full1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰ 5s¹
Short[Kr] 4d¹⁰ 5s¹
Valence electrons11
KLMNOPQ shells
K2
L8
M18
N18
O1

Electronegativity

Pauling1.93
Allen1.87
Mulliken (eV)

Atomic radii

Empirical160 pm
Calculated165 pm
Covalent145 pm
Van der Waals172 pm
Ionic radii (Shannon-Prewitt)
+1115 pm

Successive ionisation energies

I₁731 kJ/mol
I₂2070 kJ/mol
I₃3361 kJ/mol
Electron affinity125.6 kJ/mol

Oxidation states

-2-1+1+2+3
Bold states = most common.
Period 5Block dIUPAC Group 11Family Transition metals
Sources : NIST Atomic Weights & Isotopic Compositions, IUPAC Recommendations, CODATA. Methodology