Valency of Silver (Ag)
The valency of Silver is 1 — it has 1 valence electron, and it loses it to complete its outer shell.
Teachers call it "one fact, fully handled" — exactly what this page does for Silver. The answer sits at the top in bold; scroll for the working, the shell-by-shell breakdown and the two questions students ask most. Need the whole picture instead — history, characteristics, uses, exam questions? The full Silver page is one click away.
Counting the valence electrons
From the configuration [Kr] 4d¹⁰ 5s¹, Silver's outermost shell carries 1 electron. For a d-block element the nearby inner "d" subshell can also lend electrons, which is where variable valency comes from.
Position check: Silver belongs to group 11 of the periodic table, period 5.
Valency vs valence electrons
Valence electrons are what you count (1 for Silver); valency is what the atom will do to complete its outer shell (1 here). Keep the two words straight and half the periodic-table chapter writes itself.
Students also ask
How do I find the valency of Silver from its group?
Silver sits in group 11; for this transition group the safe exam answer is its common valency, 1.
Why does Silver show a fixed valency?
Silver has 1 valence electron and reaches a complete outer shell in one consistent way, so its valency stays fixed at 1.