Ultra-Pro Platinum vs Ultra-Pro Silver

tennesseebanker · June 6, 2008 9:33AM

I have always used Ultra-Pro Platinum for storing in binders, I notice there is a fairly substantial price difference between Ultra-Pro Silver and the Platinum series.
What is the difference between the two ??

lawnmowerman · June 6, 2008 9:50AM

Platinum (pronounced /ˈplætɪnəm/) is a chemical element with the atomic symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. It is in group 10 of the Periodic Table of Elements. A heavy, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal, platinum is resistant to corrosion and occurs in some nickel and copper ores along with some native deposits. Platinum is used in jewelry, laboratory equipment, electrical contacts, dentistry, and automobile emissions control devices. Platinum bullion has the ISO currency code of XPT.

Silver (pronounced /ˈsɪlvɚ/) is a chemical element with the symbol "Ag" (Latin: argentum, from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos, gen. of ἀργήεις - argēeis, "white, shining" ) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal. It occurs as a pure free metal (native silver) and alloyed with gold, as well as in various minerals, such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Most silver is produced as a by-product of copper, gold, lead, and zinc mining.

Silver has been known since ancient times and has long been valued as a precious metal, used to make ornaments, jewellery, high-value tableware and utensils (hence the term "silverware") and currency coins. Today, silver metal is used in electrical contacts and conductors, in mirrors and in catalysis of chemical reactions. Its compounds are used in photographic film and dilute solutions of silver nitrate and other silver compounds are used as disinfectants. Although the antimicrobial uses of silver have largely been supplanted by the use of antibiotics, its antiseptic properties are still a useful tool in the prevention and treatment of sepsis and infections caused by antibiotic-resistant microorganisms such as MRSA.

Hope this helps Barry

nam812 · June 6, 2008 10:01AM

Cant we go back to wondering where he is?

tennesseebanker · June 6, 2008 10:02AM

I thought it was something simple like that, Thanks for the info Matt, It's good to know you work as a chemist on your night job.

lawnmowerman · June 6, 2008 10:05AM

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Good one!

Ultra-Pro Platinum vs Ultra-Pro Silver

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