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Silver

This 25th volume of PHYSICS REVIEW marks our silver anniversary. So, what do we know about silver? We all know that it is used for jewellery and coins, but what uses does it have that depend on properties other than its attractive appearance and rarity?

Acompany that buys and sells gold presents the following information about the use of silver in 2012. It shows that 44% of the silver demand was for industrial applications. That did not include photography, which accounted for another 6%:

www.bullionvault.com/gold-news/silver-use-103020132

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