Because this element unusually has a 4d10 5s1 valence configuration, rather than the expected 4d9 5s2 configuration, it is almost always found in the +1 oxidation state.
Because this element unusually has a 4d10 5s1 valence configuration, rather than the expected 4d9 5s2 configuration, it is almost always found in the +1 oxidation state. That property led to its use in the Stern-Gerlach experiment. Like mercury and lead, its chloride is insoluble. It is sometimes found as a native metal, or in an alloy with gold known as electrum. Its iodide is used in artificial cloud seeding, and its halide salts are generally photosensitive, allowing their use in photographic media. It is more conductive than all other metals, including copper. For 10 points, name this metal whose chemical symbol is Ag.
Because this element unusually has a 4d10 5s1 valence configuration, rather than the expected 4d9 5s2 configuration, it is almost always found in the +1 oxidation state.
silver [or Ag until it is read] &lt;MJ/AS&gt;