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No. Sterling silver is a mixture of copper and silver usually. The reason being silver is usually to soft for making functional objects. Copper increases the strength of the metal and provides increased resistance to tarnish. Other elements like platinum and germanium are also used.
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Is sterling silver an element?
it's an compound=)
Do silver comprised of more than one element?
Silver IS an element. However, silver jewelry will usually have more than one element. Sterling silver is a mix of silver and copper.
Element used to make alloys?
Alloys are mixtures of metals, such as sterling silver, which is an alloy of silver and copper.
Is silver bracelets an element compound or mixture?
The metal silver is an element. However, PURE silver is almost never used for jewelry- too soft. Instead a mixture of metals is used to create what is called Sterling silver. Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper.
What other metals are in silver?
That depends what you mean. Silver is an element so strictly speaking there are none. If you mean jewelry or sterling silver, silver is alloyed with any of many metals, but commonly copper. To be sterling standard it must be not less than 92.5% silver.
Is the value of sterling silver different than 925 silver?
No. Sterling Silver is 925 Silver (they are one in the same)Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a composition of 925 parts pure silver with 75 parts of copper
What is worth more sterling silver or silver?
"Sterling silver" refers to the purity of a particular silver object - specifically, sterling silver is 92.5% silver.
What is difference between oxidized silver and sterling silver?
Oxidized silver is not necessarily sterling silver but sterling silver can be oxidized. Oxidation is a finish on silver, otherwise known as tarnish. Sterling silver can tarnish and silver plate can tarnish, too.
What is the difference between oxidized silver and sterling silver?
Oxidized silver is not necessarily sterling silver but sterling silver can be oxidized. Oxidation is a finish on silver, otherwise known as tarnish. Sterling silver can tarnish and silver plate can tarnish, too.
Is silver plating over sterling silver jewelry real sterling silver?
Hi,silver plating over sterling silver is not real sterling silver.Sterling silver is a unique blend of silver and usually copper. It contains 92.5% silver, that is why the number on sterling silver jewelleries and other stuff is 925.
Is silver a homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture?
Silver is not a homogeneous mixture or a heterogeneous mixture, it is a pure element. Silver does appear in homogeneous mixtures and heterogeneous mixtures such as sterling silver and silver nitrate.
How much silver in 5000 grams of sterling silver?
Sterling silver contains 92.5% silver, so there are 4,625 grams of silver in 5,000 grams of sterling silver.
