Ag(silver) This is the element silver Silver has been known since ancient times, so no one discovered it. To prove it is a element some experiments you can do is turns coins to silver and you can put it in water and it does not mix so you can see it. You can find silver in mines or nature. When you find silver it is a element not a compound. Some common compounds silver is found in is silver iodide, silver bromide, and silver chloride. Silver is in group 5 period 11. The periodic table is in ABC and it is grouped in there similarities. Silver is groped in the metal category. We use silver to make jewelry, mirrors, and silverware. This is silvers atomic structure This is silver.