The article focuses on silver and its various applications. It states that silver is the number 47 element in the periodic table, which is named after the Germanic or Anglo-Saxon words silabar, seolfor. It says that silver has been used in utensils and ornaments, monetary systems, and for trade and a significant part of its history is black and white photography that was developed in the 1830s. It adds that silver nitrate is applied in eye drops for newborns.