The Mystery of Silver and Gold
Silver Elemental symbol Ag, reactive with atmospheric oxygen and its most common electric potential in an oxidized state in aqueous solution is +1. “The common oxidation states of silver are (in order of commonness): +1 (the most stable state; for example, silver nitrate, AgNO3)” [1] Its 47 electrons are arranged in the configuration [Kr]4d105s1, similarly to copper ([Ar]3d104s1) and gold