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Calcium Copper Comparison


Copper Calcium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ca   
Cu   

Group Number
2   
16
11   
7

Period Number
4   
4   

Block
s block   
d block   

Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440702   
21
7440508   
37

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1808   
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-3 %   
3
6 * 10-6 %   
12

Abundance In Sun
~0.007 %   
4
~0.00007 %   
12

Abundance In Meteorites
1.10 %   
4
0.01 %   
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
5.00 %   
3
0.01 %   
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
5
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
1.40 %   
1
0.00 %   
9

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is used as a reducing agent while preparing metals like thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for metals such as aluminum, copper & lead.
  • Calcium carbonate or lime stone is used in cement.
  
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry   
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
60.50 Blood/mg dm-3   
4
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
8

In Bone
170,000.00 p.p.m.   
1
26.00 p.p.m.   
12

Physical Properties

Melting Point
839.00 °C   
99+
1,084.62 °C   
40

Boiling Point
1,484.00 °C   
99+
2,562.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Gray   
Copper   

Luster
NA   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.75   
17
3.00   
12

Brinell Hardness
170.00 MPa   
99+
235.00 MPa   
38

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
343.00 MPa   
28

Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s   
19
3,810.00 m/s   
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
90.00 %   
3

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Ca   
Cu   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
19   
20
29   
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.00   
99+
1.90   
11

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.95   
24
1.98   
9

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.04   
34
1.75   
3

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.08   
17
1.49   
14

Allen Electronegativity
1.03   
39
1.85   
9

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.00   
9
2.10   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
589.80 kJ/mol   
99+
745.50 kJ/mol   
22

2nd Energy Level
1,145.40 kJ/mol   
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol   
15

3rd Energy Level
4,912.40 kJ/mol   
7
3,555.00 kJ/mol   
15

4th Energy Level
6,491.00 kJ/mol   
7
5,536.00 kJ/mol   
12

5th Energy Level
8,153.00 kJ/mol   
7
7,700.00 kJ/mol   
11

6th Energy Level
10,496.00 kJ/mol   
8
9,900.00 kJ/mol   
10

7th Energy level
12,270.00 kJ/mol   
12
13,400.00 kJ/mol   
7

8th Energy Level
14,206.00 kJ/mol   
15
16,000.00 kJ/mol   
9

9th Energy Level
18,191.00 kJ/mol   
12
19,200.00 kJ/mol   
9

10th Energy Level
20,385.00 kJ/mol   
16
22,400.00 kJ/mol   
11

11th Energy Level
57,110.00 kJ/mol   
3
25,600.00 kJ/mol   
13

12th Energy Level
63,410.00 kJ/mol   
3
35,600.00 kJ/mol   
6

13th Energy Level
70,110.00 kJ/mol   
3
38,700.00 kJ/mol   
6

14th Energy Level
78,890.00 kJ/mol   
4
42,000.00 kJ/mol   
7

15th Energy Level
86,310.00 kJ/mol   
5
46,700.00 kJ/mol   
9

16th Energy Level
94,000.00 kJ/mol   
6
50,200.00 kJ/mol   
10

17th Energy Level
104,900.00 kJ/mol   
7
53,700.00 kJ/mol   
12

18th Energy Level
111,711.00 kJ/mol   
8
61,100.00 kJ/mol   
10

19th Energy Level
Not Available   
64,702.00 kJ/mol   
11

20th Energy Level
Not Available   
163,700.00 kJ/mol   
2

21st Energy Level
Not Available   
174,100.00 kJ/mol   
2

22nd Energy Level
Not Available   
184,900.00 kJ/mol   
1

23rd Energy Level
Not Available   
198,800.00 kJ/mol   
1

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.75 g/amp-hr   
99+
1.19 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
2.87 eV   
38
4.65 eV   
11

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility   
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
20   
99+
29   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 4s2   
[Ar] 3d10 4s1   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Calcium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
20   
99+
29   
99+

Number of Neutrons
20   
99+
35   
99+

Number of Electrons
20   
99+
29   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
197.00 pm   
6
128.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
176.00 pm   
22
132.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
231.00 pm   
19
140.00 pm   
99+

Atomic Weight
40.08 amu   
99+
63.55 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
29.90 cm3/mol   
7
7.10 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Valence Electron Potential
29.00 (-eV)   
99+
34.00 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
558.84 pm   
9
361.49 pm   
35

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.55 g/cm3   
99+
8.96 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.38 g/cm3   
99+
8.02 g/cm3   
27

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
25.50 (Pa)   
3
1.53 (Pa)   
8

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
7.40 GPa   
99+
48.00 GPa   
15

Bulk Modulus
17.00 GPa   
99+
140.00 GPa   
12

Young's Modulus
20.00 GPa   
99+
120.00 GPa   
17

Poisson Ratio
0.31   
13
0.34   
10

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
4.58   
99+
8.89   
34

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
1.256629 * 10-6 H/m   
5

Susceptibility
Not Available   
-9.63 * 10-6   
4

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
33.60 nΩ·m   
99+
16.78 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.30 106/cm Ω   
6
0.60 106/cm Ω   
2

Electron Affinity
2.37 kJ/mol   
39
222.80 kJ/mol   
1

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.63 J/(kg K)   
7
0.38 J/(kg K)   
15

Molar Heat Capacity
25.93 J/mol·K   
34
24.44 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
201.00 W/m·K   
5
401.00 W/m·K   
2

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
22.30 µm/(m·K)   
19
16.50 µm/(m·K)   
25

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
150.00 kJ/mol   
99+
283.70 kJ/mol   
33

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.54 kJ/mol   
99+
7.11 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
184.00 kJ/mol   
99+
338.90 kJ/mol   
29

Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K   
36
33.20 J/mol.K   
99+

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