A Visual Encyclopedia of the Periodic Table

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Glass infused with silver

chloride turns brownish when

exposed to sunlight.

The polished surface

has a pale, metallic shine.

Silver coating is used on

some circuit board parts.

Pure silver

moulded and cut

into varying shapes

Silver nitrate is

mixed with water to

clean cuts and scrapes.

Photography plate

Circuit board

An image forms

when silver bromide

darkens quickly on

exposure to light.

These thin sheets

of silver called

“vark” are edible.

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Soft silver is

easily pressed

into coins.

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Silver
nitrate
Silver bracelet
flattened silver foil to decorate food. Silver
spoons and forks were the only pieces of
cutlery that did not create a nasty metallic
flavour in the mouth in the days before the
invention of stainless steel. Silver conducts
electricity better than copper, and is used
in some circuit boards. Silver nitrate (a
compound of silver, nitrogen, and oxygen) is
a mild disinfectant used in some anti-bacterial
soaps. Silver forms light-sensitive compounds
with chlorine (used in sunglasses) and bromine
(used in old photography plates).
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Uses
2. Ice and water droplets
produce a cloud.

1. Aircraft releases
   silver iodide powder.


2. Rain falls when the
   water droplets in a cloud
   become heavy enough.
   Rain is crucial to our Earth, especially for growing
   healthy crops. Where there are no clouds, scientists
   can form tiny water droplets that cling to silver
   iodide powder, forming artificial rain clouds.
   MAKING CLOUDS
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