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Calcium vs Copper


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cu   
Ca   

Group Number
11   
7
2   
16

Period Number
4   
4   

Block
d block   
s block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7440508   
37
7440702   
21

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
225.00   
2

Facts

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.
  
  • 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.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   
In 1808   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %   
12
~0.007 %   
4

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
13
1.10 %   
4

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
0.00 %   
5

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
9
1.40 %   
1

Uses

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

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

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

Physical Properties

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

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

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Copper   
Gray   

Luster
NA   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00   
12
1.75   
17

Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa   
38
170.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa   
28
Not Available   

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

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
90.00 %   
3
Not Available   

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
Cu   
Ca   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
19   
20

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
1.00   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98   
9
0.95   
24

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75   
3
1.04   
34

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49   
14
1.08   
17

Allen Electronegativity
1.85   
9
1.03   
39

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
3.00   
9

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electron Work Function
4.65 eV   
11
2.87 eV   
38

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
29   
99+
20   
99+

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

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
29   
99+
20   
99+

Number of Neutrons
35   
99+
20   
99+

Number of Electrons
29   
99+
20   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm   
99+
197.00 pm   
6

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
176.00 pm   
22

Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm   
99+
231.00 pm   
19

Atomic Weight
63.55 amu   
99+
40.08 amu   
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nickel
  
Potassium
  

Next Element
Zinc
  
Scandium
  

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

Lattice Constant
361.49 pm   
35
558.84 pm   
9

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
8.96 g/cm3   
99+
1.55 g/cm3   
99+

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

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa   
15
7.40 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa   
12
17.00 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa   
17
20.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.34   
10
0.31   
13

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.89   
34
4.58   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

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

Susceptibility
-9.63 * 10-6   
4
Not Available   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

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

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

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

Thermal Properties

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

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

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

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

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