Question

What is the color of elemental silver? Explain.

Answer 1

The color of the element silver that occurs in nature is gray. Sometimes it is described to have a color of white and is said to be the most white among the metals. However, smaller pieces of this element would look darker because it will not reflect light that much.

Answer 2

An ingot of elemental silver will have a silvery-white color. In fact silver is said to be the "whitest" of all metals. If it is to be grind , the silver up into smaller and smaller particles, the silver will appear progressively grayer or darker. This is because smaller particles become less effective at reflecting light and produce more scattering