5. Properties

5.1 Physical properties

Silver crystallizes in the cubic system. Its unit cell is the face-centered cube, whose crystal parameter is 0.407 nm.

The density is 10.5 × 10 ³ kg · m ^–3 at room temperature. Melting and vaporization temperatures are 961.9 and 2,212°C respectively.

Of all the elements, silver is the best conductor of heat, with a thermal conductivity of 420 W · m ^–1 · K ^–1 ...