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5) Silver
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Explores the history of silver and explains its chemistry, its uses, and its importance in our lives.
6) Silver
Author
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Learn how silver -- the most conductive metal on Earth -- is formed and where it is found; how it is mined; how it is used from industrial applications in products, such as computers and electric switches to medicines and antiseptic clothing; and how artisans such as silversmiths and lapidaries use silver to create beautiful and useful jewelry and wares. Features include a list of tools and tips to set young rock hounds up to unearth their own treasure....
7) Silver
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Silver has always been a precious metal, used in photography, dentistry, currency, knives, forks, and spoons (better known as, yes, silverware!). Silver is used in x-rays, mirrors, and even medical bandages. In this book, we'll explore how silver was first discovered and used, and how it forms into compounds and alloys. Readers will discover where silver fits in the Periodic Table, and how silver plays a part in modern day electronics from cell phones...
