Silver Metal Research Paper

Topic: Silver is an ancient mineral that dates back since prehistoric times. One thing that makes silver so special is that it was one of the first five metals that we started to use. Silver is found in almost every electronic device there is, and as time progresses the usage of it increases, unfortunately the amount there is left decreases. How is it created or source of the mineral? (5) Silver is not originated from Earth, as it happens it came from space. Many elements were formed in the big bang, but unlike them it takes more than the big bang to create silver. Silver is formed in supernova explosions along with gold. It is created through a process called weaker r process, which is a type of nuclear fusion. Silver is more abundant than gold, because scientist have discovered that the stars that create silver are more widespread. Where does your mineral have its …show more content…
It also has a very low reactivity. Silver is stable with both clean air and water, but it does have a reaction with halogens. When silver metal comes together with fluorine it reacts and creates silver fluoride , the chemical formula follows, Ag(s) + F2(g) → AgF2(s). The reason that your silverware may be turning a bit black and dull is because of another reaction. Silver reacts with the sulfur in the air and slowly begins to build a tarnish, this reaction is called silver sulfide (Ag2S). Silver does dissolve in concentrated sulphuric acid that had been heated up, as well in nitric acid.

What tools are used to find it? (7) In the old times silver miners did not have any technology to locate silver mines, but went with their geographical knowledge. Today we use a wide variety of softwares to compare data and try to locate areas that contain silver. Apart from this there's not many other things that could be found in detail about finding silver.

How is it mined, milled, and concentrated? (7, 8,