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One of the most common alloy is sterling silver, which has 92.5% of silver (Ag) and 7.5% of Copper (Cu).

The silver content can also be measured in milisimal fineness as 925 or 925 0/00

The reson for the alloying of silver is that pure silver (99.99%) is too soft to be used in jewellry.

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