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Compare Silver vs Copper

Comparing Silver (Ag) and Copper (Cu). Atomic numbers 47 and 29 with atomic masses 107.868 u and 63.546 u, classified as transition metal and transition metal. Below: a side-by-side comparison of their physical, atomic, electron-configuration and historical properties, including density, melting and boiling points, ionization energies, oxidation states and discovery history.

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Ag
Silver
#47
Cu
Copper
#29

Periodic properties of the elements

SilverCopper
SymbolAgCu
Atomic number4729
Group1111
Period54
Blockdd
Element categoryTransition MetalTransition Metal

Physical properties

SilverCopper
Phase at STPSolidSolid
Density10.49 g/cm38.96 g/cm3
Atomic weight107.868 u63.5463 u
Melting point1234.93 K
961.78 °C
1763.204 °F		1357.77 K
1084.62 °C
1984.316 °F
Boiling point2435 K
2161.85 °C
3923.33 °F		2835 K
2561.85 °C
4643.33 °F

Atomic properties

SilverCopper
Electronegativity (Pauling Scale)1.931.9
Electron affinity125.862 kJ/mol119.235 kJ/mol
Oxidation states−2, −1, +1, +2, +3
(an amphoteric oxide)		−2, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4
(a mildly basic oxide)
Ionization energies
  1. 731 kJ/mol
  2. 2070 kJ/mol
  3. 3361 kJ/mol
  1. 745.5 kJ/mol
  2. 1957.9 kJ/mol
  3. 3555 kJ/mol
  4. 5536 kJ/mol
  5. 7700 kJ/mol
  6. 9900 kJ/mol
  7. 13400 kJ/mol
  8. 16000 kJ/mol
  9. 19200 kJ/mol
  10. 22400 kJ/mol
  11. 25600 kJ/mol
  12. 35600 kJ/mol
  13. 38700 kJ/mol
  14. 42000 kJ/mol
  15. 46700 kJ/mol
  16. 50200 kJ/mol
  17. 53700 kJ/mol
  18. 61100 kJ/mol
  19. 64702 kJ/mol
  20. 163700 kJ/mol
  21. 174100 kJ/mol
  22. 184900 kJ/mol
  23. 198800 kJ/mol
  24. 210500 kJ/mol
  25. 222700 kJ/mol
  26. 239100 kJ/mol
  27. 249660 kJ/mol
  28. 1067358 kJ/mol
  29. 1116105 kJ/mol

Electron configuration

SilverCopper
Shorthand configuration[Kr] 4d10 5s1 [Ar] 3d10 4s1
Full configuration1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s1 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s1
Electrons per shell2, 8, 18, 18, 12, 8, 18, 1

History

SilverCopper
DiscoveryAsia Minor (5000 BC)Middle East (9000 BC)
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