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COMMON USES

• Sterling silver is used for jewellery, silverware, etc. where appearance is paramount. This alloy contains 92.5% silver, the remainder is copper or some other metal

• photography

• dental alloys

• bactericides

• solder and brazing alloys

• electrical contacts

• high capacity silver-zinc and silver-cadmium batteries

• silver paints are used for making printed circuits

• used in mirror production and may be deposited on glass or metals by chemical deposition, electrodeposition, or by evaporation

• the iodide is used to seeding clouds to produce rain

• the nitrate is used extensively in photography

• coinage metal

• Solar Energy Panels

• Super-Conductivity Research