The color change when silver chloride is exposed to light (Figure 2) can be explained by simple chemistry. Light reacts (slowly) with silver chloride, decomposing it to silver metal (1) and chlorine.

Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries Inc. said silver has been the No. 1 color for nine straight years, accounting for 25 percent of vehicle paint choices in the U.S., 35 percent in Europe and 34 ...

DETROIT -- After seven years leading the pack, silver has given up its title as the most popular vehicle color in North America, losing out by a small margin to white and pearl white, according to ...

Silver was the most popular color in China, India and Russia. Some countries displayed preferences for colorful cars, straying away from the global standards of black, white and silver.

NOTES: (1) Silver won't turn you purple unless you swallow the "right" form - colloidal silver, which consists of very small particles of the metal and water. (2) In the 1700s thieves would shave off ...