Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Im_ 3m
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
- Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
Sources
Found in Minerals
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Unknown
Andrés Manuel del Río
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
In 1801
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- 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.
- Its ally with steel is used very tough and hence it is used in armor plates, axles, piston rods, tools and crankshafts.
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Its oxide is used as pigments for glass and ceramics.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery
Alloys
Present in Human Body
Yes
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Copper
Blue-Silver Grey
α Allotropes
Not Available
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β Allotropes
Not Available
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γ Allotropes
Not Available
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Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
Pauling Electropositivity
22nd Energy Level
Not Available
23rd Energy Level
Not Available
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1
[Ar] 3d3 4s2
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Tensile Strength
Not Available
Viscosity
Not Available
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Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
Permeability
Not Available
Susceptibility
Not Available
Electrical Property
Conductor
Superconductor
Critical Temperature
Not Available
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