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Silver can form bonds with other elements such as oxygen, sulfur, selenium, and tellurium. Silver also forms alloys with copper, gold, palladium and other metals.

Silver is a soft metal that has a luster that appears metallic white in color. It has excellent electrical and thermal conductivity that make it useful in electronics applications. Silver is reflective which makes it useful for solar radiation control as well as mirrors and insulated windows.

Silver is one of the least abundant elements found on Earth's crust but more plentiful than gold or platinum. Estimates suggest that the concentration of silver in Earth's crust is approximately 0.08 parts per million (ppm).

Silver can be found in numerous industries including jewelry-making, photography, microelectronics, health care equipment manufacturing and energy production processes such as solar cells or fuel cells. Additionally, some pharmaceuticals also contain trace amounts of silver to produce antibacterial effects to aid in healing.

Although not indestructible like some metals (e.g., stainless steel) are considered to be, when properly cared for and maintained so that tarnish does not accumulate on the surface of silver items they can still remain beautiful for many years depending upon their use environment. In contrast to other metals such as aluminum which tend to corrode quickly in certain environments; silver's corrosion resistance means it will usually last longer than most other metals before requiring replacement or significant maintenance work.