![]() Copper is highly ductile metal and it can easily be drawn into thin wire.Copper is a good conductor of heat as well as electricity.Copper is a metal having a reddish-orange lustrous appearance.Here is a list of some physical properties and chemical properties of copper. Copper is easily recyclable and it can be used again and again.Copper is the only metal that is in reddish-orange color.(The 1 st is silver which has the best thermal and electrical conductivity). Copper ranks 2 nd in terms of electrical conductivity as well as thermal conductivity.(The first is iron and second is aluminum). Copper is the 3 rd most used metal in the industries.Most of the copper is used in manufacturing of electrical wires and other electrical transmission systems.Igneous rocks contain a lot of copper and around 2/3 rd of the copper is obtained from the igneous rocks.The earth’s crust has the copper in the concentration of 50 ppm.Copper was given its name from the Latin word “cuprum”.Here are a few interesting facts about copper element. H He Li Be B C N O F Ne Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe Cs Ba La* Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn Fr Ra Ac** Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og * Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu ** Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No LrĬlick on above elements in the periodic table to see their information. Appearance of copper Reddish orange metallic luster Atomic number of copper 29 Symbol of copper Cu Atomic mass of copper 63.546 u Protons, Neutrons & Electrons in copper Protons: 29, Neutrons: 35, Electrons: 29 State of copper (at STP) Solid Group number of copper in periodic table 11 Period number of copper in periodic table 4 Block of copper in periodic table d-block Category of copper Transition metal Bohr model or Electrons per shell or Electrons arrangement in copper 2, 8, 18, 1 Electron configuration of copper 3d 10 4s 1 Orbital diagram of copper Electronegativity of copper (on pauling scale) 1.9 Atomic radius of copper (van der Waals radius) 140 picometers Density of copper 8.96 g/cm 3 1st ionization energy of copper 7.726 eV Main isotopes of copper 63Cu (69.1%) and 65Cu (30.8%) Melting point of copper 1357.7 K or 1084.6 ☌ or 1984.3 ☏ Boiling point of copper 2835 K or 2562 ☌ or 4643 ☏ Crystal structure of copper Face Centered Cubic (FCC)Īlso see: Interactive Periodic Table (It has rotating bohr models as well as many other details of all the 118 elements in a single periodic table). The important data related to copper element is given in the table below. ![]() Uses of Copper Copper Element (Information Table).There is a lot more information related to copper which is mentioned in the Information Table given below. Copper is in the d-block and it is classified as a transition element on the periodic table. Copper element (Cu) is in group 11 and period 4 of a periodic table.
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