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What can you infer about copper and silver based on their position relative to each other?

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Both are metals and are good conductors of electricity and heat.
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Both silver and copper are placed in the same group in the periodic table. In the D block. The elements in the same group have almost similar physical and chemical properties.

Both element have only one electron in their outer shell. Both are very good conductor of electricity and heat. Both are ductile in nature as both can be drawn into wire. The atomic number of Cu is 29 and that of the Ag is 47. Both are highly malleable in nature.

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