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Copper: Symbol, Properties, History & Uses

Learn all about copper, its properties, discovery by ancient civilizations, common uses like electrical wiring and plumbing, and how it got its name. Explore facts about this reddish metal that has been around since 9000 BC.

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Copper: Symbol, Properties, History & Uses

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  1. Colton Brown Copper

  2. Symbol Cu Atomic # 29 Atomic mass 63.546 amu Boiling point 2567.o c Melting point 1083.0 c Density 8.96 glcm 3 # protons 29 # electron 29 # neutrons 35 # valence electron 3d ^ 10 45^1 Copper info

  3. There is no odor Density 8.96 glcm^3 Copper is red, orange and brown Element group 11 More info

  4. History • Since ancient times, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Chinese are the ones who discovered copper. • Copper has been around since 9000 BC in the Middle East. • After the discovery of copper other elements has been practice.

  5. Facts • Copper is classified as a transition metal which are located in group 12 of the periodic table. • Copper is defined as ductile malleable reddish of heat and electricity. • 83100 kilograms of copper was used to make the statue of liberty.

  6. Electrical wiring Water piping Corrosion-Resistance parts Hammered copper Tubing pipes Plumbing Wire Statues “statue of liberty” Vacuum tubes Musical instruments Component of coins Common use of copper

  7. How did copper get its name? • Romans on the island of Cyprus discovered it. • Latin word cuprum or copper means from Cyprus.

  8. Where does copper naturally occur? • Atmospheric oxygen forming the other 27 isotopes are radioactive and do not occur naturally. • Around the world there are 1.6 billion tons of copper.

  9. Other info • Element usual charge fe+3 or Fet • Electron configuration:152,252,2pb,352,3p6,2d1,

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