From copper-refinery anode slime and Pb refining. Doré bullion is parted in nitric acid (Ag dissolves, Au doesn’t), then Ag is electrowon from AgNO3.
Research Elements Ag · atomic number 47 Transition metal · period 5, group 11 [Kr] 4d10 5s1 Shells: 2, 8, 18, 18, 1 Valence electrons: 1 in the outer shell (5s1), and 10 in 4d10 Green dots are the outer shell's s and p electrons. Softer green dots are the d electrons of transition metals, and the d and f electrons of lanthanides and actinides: they often take part in bonding, but not always. Grey dots are the core. Ground-state configuration from the NIST Atomic Spectra Database (A. Kramida, Yu. Ralchenko, J. Reader and the NIST ASD Team). Abundance is the mole fraction of the element found as that isotope on Earth; digits in parentheses are the uncertainty in the last digits. Masses and abundances from NIST, Atomic Weights and Isotopic Compositions (J. S. Coursey, D. J. Schwab, J. J. Tsai and R. A. Dragoset, National Institute of Standards and Technology).Silver
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Isotope Relative atomic mass Abundance 107Ag 106.9050916(26) 0.51839(8) 109Ag 108.9047553(14) 0.48161(8)