What you will receive You will receive one 6 x 0.5 x 0.025 inch (152 x 13 x 0.6mm) 99.99% pure silver metal in Strip / Electrode form as shown in the pictures. This is a perfect sample for many science lab experiments and collections. •Great chemistry gift •Amazing science gift • Sweet Stocking stuffer, Christmas gift • teacher gift The Facts •Silver (atomic number 47) this sample is ideal for element collectors on the cheap or those conducting experiments. • Great for making colloidal silver •Silver is a grey/white metallic transition metal. •Silver is a soft, ductile, malleable, lustrous metal. It has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of all metals. • Silver is stable in oxygen and water, but tarnishes when exposed to sulfur compounds in air or water to form a black sulfide layer. • Silver iodide is used in artificial rain making to seed clouds. •Silver compounds were used successfully to prevent infection in World War 1. • Silver is used as a food additive/coloring and is given the E number E174. •About 30% of silver produced is used in the photographic industry, mostly as silver nitrate • This is high quality yet cheap affordable Silver Safety / Caution •Keep out of reach from children! •Do not ingest •Silver is considered to be non-toxic Shipping I offer free shipping to the USA; international is additional.