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Silver

Ag107.868 g/mol Calculated

Also called Algaedyn, Argentum and Argentum metallicum.

The best conductor of heat and electricity of any element, the metal that made photography possible, and a long-standing antimicrobial in dressings. Element 47.

Sources and notes
  • The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
  • Other namesfrom sourcePubChem / Wikidata
  • Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
  • 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit

Where you encounter it

A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product.

Sources and notes
  • The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.

Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula
Ag
Molecular weight
107.868 g/mol

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA, EU CLP Regulation via PubChem

Warning Health hazard pictogram (GHS08) and Environmental pictogram (GHS09); hazard statements H373, H400, H410

Groups it belongs to

Category
Element & material
Family
Chemical elements
Hazard classes
Health hazard, Environmental hazard, GHS Warning
SMILES[Ag]

PubChem CID 23954 · Wikidata Q1090 · InChIKey BQCADISMDOOEFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed

How MoleculeFinder sources and labels its data

Questions
What is Silver?
The best conductor of heat and electricity of any element, the metal that made photography possible, and a long-standing antimicrobial in dressings. Element 47.
How toxic is Silver?
Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Warning and the hazard pictograms Health hazard and Environmental. from source
What kind of molecule is Silver?
Silver has the formula Ag and a molecular weight of 107.868 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Sources and notes
  • Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
  • Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA, EU CLP Regulation via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
  • ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
  • EU CLP Regulationfrom sourceAttributionSource: EUR-Lex, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, © European Union.
  • Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09