Men's silver bracelet of the Ottoman kings

Silver :

Silver is a precious white metal known to man since ancient times and the Arabs Egyptians and Chinese used it in the manufacture of jewelry utensils money and in the prevention of diseases and it is a chemical element of the transition elements in the periodic table its symbol Ag and its atomic number 47 and the density of silver is 10.5 g / Cm3 and it is the most conductive metal of electricity and heat at all and has a high malleability and ductility and the silver metal is characterized by a high luster.

Silver forms in nature

Silver exists in nature in many forms: it is either pure or in the form of silver chloride or in the form of the metal (silver sulfide) arginine Ag2S or in other mineral ores such as copper zinc and lead and Mexico is one of the most producing countries of silver followed by China then Peru.

Uses of silver

Silver is a relatively precious element and it is currently used in the manufacture of jewelry ornaments candlesticks dining utensils mirrors in filming films and in materials used in dentistry such as silver amalgam with which dentists fill dental cavities which is a mixture of mercury and silver And tin and is used in the manufacture of some types of batteries such as (silver-cadmium) battery (zinc-silver) and small silver oxide batteries of high capacity such as those used in watches calculators and silver iodide is used as seeds that are scattered over the clouds for rain. It kills bacteria so it is used to purify water.

Silver polishing methods

There are many ways to keep the silver shiny and shiny and care must be taken when cleaning silver not to wear rubber gloves; Because it interacts with silver negatively and hot water should not be used to clean it and a good way to clean silver from natural materials is the following:

• Soak the silver pieces in warm water with a little lemon juice then wash them in cold water and dry them with a soft cloth.
• Use toothpaste by scrubbing the silver pieces in it then wash and dry them.
• Use warm water with baking soda to clean the silver wash and dry it as before.

The surah is completely made of 925 silver