Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Uses of silver

In the present sitituation silver is relatively scarce, it is the most plentiful and least expensive of the precious metals.we have a data which country produce the silver most and they are  Mexico, Peru, the United States, Australia and Chile.  silver supply is done through the silver bullion stocks. the sources of silver include; silver mined directly, silver mined as a by-product of gold, copper, lead and zinc mining, and silver extracted from recycled materials, primarily used photographic materials.
Silver’s artistic beauty and status make it one of the most romantic and sought after precious metals.These industries represent 95 percent of annual silver consumption. Silver’s superior properties make it a highly desirable industrial component. The demand for silver comes primarily from three areas; industrial uses, jewelry and silverware, and photography.
The unique properties include beauty, ductility,  sensitivity to light, malleability and electrical and strength, thermal conductivity, reflectivity and the ability to endure extreme temperature changes. The uses of silver are listed below:-
*in making valuabe utendils,cois and jewelleries.
*in silver plating.
*in making plane mirrors.
*in making silver nitrate and other chemicals.
*in making silver bromide which is used in making negatives in photography.

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