Silver ornaments are generally stamped with the English abbreviation of silver ("S" or "Sterling"). The mark of standard silver is S925, or 9.25,925, and the mark of foot silver is S990, but there are also many countries where silver ornaments are not printed with the mark, or 9.25,925.
Silver ornaments are mostly yellowish silvery white with a soft metallic luster. Due to easy oxidation, the color will turn dark yellow and white after a long time.
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The density of silver is10.53g/cm3. Smaller than platinum and gold, it won't fall off by hand. Steel needles can be marked or bent. In this way, it can be distinguished from German platinum, K gold or imitation silver jewelry.
The hardness of silver is lower than that of copper, but higher than that of lead and tin, so it can be tested by marking jewelry in an inconspicuous place with a pin. If the needle slips, it is difficult to leave traces on the surface, which can be judged as copper jewelry; If it is made of lead and tin, the trace is obvious; If the object has traces but is not obvious, it can be preliminarily judged as silver jewelry.
Sterling silver jewelry fell to the ground and was not elastic. The lower the color, the lower the sound, and the sharper and higher the rhyming sound; If it is made of copper, its sound is high and sharp, and its rhyme is short and short; If it is made of lead and tin, the sound of falling to the ground is dull, short and inelastic.