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Re: silver oxidation

Check a standard chemisty text. The normal oxidation state of silver is +1.

The blackish substance that tarnishes silver is silver sulfide. It is a reaction with with sulfer compounds present in the atmosphere. Silver can also form silver oxide.

One advantage silver has is it's oxides don't interfer with electrical conductivity as much as the oxides of other metals and as such is often used in high voltage relays since it doesn't arc as much.


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  • Re: silver oxidation - mls-stl 13:57:29 08/27/06 (1)


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