Symbol
Cu
Ce
Group Number
113
0
17
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Period Number
46
2
7
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Block
d block
f block
Element Family
Transition Metal
Lanthanide
CAS Number
74405087440451
7429905
54386242
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Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
P63/mmc
Space Group Number
225.00194.00
11
276
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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.
- Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
- It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
- Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
Sources
Found in Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
-
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
In 1803
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %0.00 %
0
22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %0.01 %
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.00 %0.00 %
0
1.4
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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 to include flints for cigarette lighters.
- Its compound Cerium (Ill) Oxide is used as a catalyst; it is put inside the walls of the oven as it prevents from the buildup of cooking residues.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry
Chemical Industry
Medical Uses
-
Medical Research
Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery
Alloys
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Non Toxic
Moderately Toxic
Present in Human Body
✔
✘
✔
✘
In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
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In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.2.70 p.p.m.
0
170000
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Melting Point
1,084.62 °C795.00 °C
-38.83
3410
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Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C3,257.00 °C
0
5660
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Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Copper
Silvery White
Luster
-
Lustrous
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
3.002.50
0.2
8.5
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Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa186.00 MPa
0.14
3490
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Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa210.00 MPa
0
3920
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Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s2,100.00 m/s
818
16200
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Optical Properties
Refractive Index
1.102.20
0.155
3.41
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Reflectivity
90.00 %68.00 %
5
97
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Allotropes
✔
✘
✔
✘
α Allotropes
-
-
β Allotropes
-
-
γ Allotropes
-
-
Chemical Formula
Cu
Ce
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
2930
0
38
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Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
1.901.12
0
2.6
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Sanderson Electronegativity
1.981.12
0.22
2.56
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.751.08
0.86
1.9
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Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.491.12
0.62
2.48
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Allen Electronegativity
1.851.12
0.659
2.7
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Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
2.102.88
1.46
3.3
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Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol534.40 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
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2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol1,050.00 kJ/mol
392.8
28750
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3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol1,949.00 kJ/mol
392.8
34230
👆🏻
4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol3,547.00 kJ/mol
375.7
37066
👆🏻
5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol6,325.00 kJ/mol
392
97510
👆🏻
6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol7,490.00 kJ/mol
1007
105800
👆🏻
7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol5,340.00 kJ/mol
1007
114300
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8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol5,340.00 kJ/mol
730
125300
👆🏻
9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol5,340.00 kJ/mol
1007
134700
👆🏻
10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol5,340.00 kJ/mol
392
144300
👆🏻
11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol5,340.00 kJ/mol
392
169988
👆🏻
12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol5,340.00 kJ/mol
0
189368
👆🏻
13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol5,650.00 kJ/mol
1007
76015
👆🏻
14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol5,340.00 kJ/mol
380
86450
👆🏻
15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol53,400.00 kJ/mol
33000
100700
👆🏻
16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol53,400.00 kJ/mol
375.7
109480
👆🏻
17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol534.40 kJ/mol
375.7
122200
👆🏻
18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol5,340.00 kJ/mol
0
134810
👆🏻
19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol534.40 kJ/mol
375.7
148700
👆🏻
20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol534.00 kJ/mol
0
171200
👆🏻
21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol5,346.00 kJ/mol
375.7
179100
👆🏻
22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol594.00 kJ/mol
330
184900
👆🏻
23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol5,346.00 kJ/mol
357.6
198800
👆🏻
24th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol565.50 kJ/mol
297.3
195200
👆🏻
25th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol534.40 kJ/mol
0
121900
👆🏻
26th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol565.50 kJ/mol
357.6
127700
👆🏻
27th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol565.50 kJ/mol
0
133800
👆🏻
28th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol565.50 kJ/mol
297.3
139800
👆🏻
29th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol565.50 kJ/mol
0
148100
👆🏻
30th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol594.00 kJ/mol
0
154500
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Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr1.74 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
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Electron Work Function
4.65 eV2.84 eV
2.14
6
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Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Atomic Number
2958
3
117
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Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1
[Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Crystal Lattice
Atom
Number of Protons
2958
3
117
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Number of Neutrons
3582
4
285
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Number of Electrons
2958
3
117
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Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
128.00 pm181.80 pm
0
348
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Covalent Radius
132.00 pm204.00 pm
0
260
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Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm235.00 pm
0
348
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Atomic Weight
63.55 amu140.12 amu
6.94
294
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Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol20.67 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
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Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Previous Element
Next Element
Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)41.78 (-eV)
0
392.42
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Lattice Constant
361.49 pm362.00 pm
0
891.25
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Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.281.59
0.423
1.9
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Density
Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm36.77 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
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Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm36.55 g/cm3
0.512
41
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Tensile Strength
210.00 MPa270.00 MPa
0.1
11000
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Viscosity
0.000.00
1.5E-05
0.0035
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Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
121
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Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)1.04 (Pa)
0
774
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Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa13.50 GPa
1.3
222
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Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa21.50 GPa
0
462
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Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa33.60 GPa
0
528
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Poisson Ratio
0.340.24
0.032
0.47
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Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
8.896.77
0.53
4500
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Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
Permeability
0.00 H/m0.00 H/m
1.25643E-06
0.0063
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Susceptibility
0.000.00
-0.000166
200000
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Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m828.00 nΩ·m
0.1
961
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Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
0
0.63
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Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol50.00 kJ/mol
0
222.8
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Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)0.19 J/(kg K)
0.1
3.6
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Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K26.94 J/mol·K
13.1
62.7
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Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K11.30 W/m·K
0
429
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Critical Temperature
1,358.00 K1,071.00 K
26.3
3695
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Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)6.30 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
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Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol414.00 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
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Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol5.46 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
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Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol381.00 kJ/mol
61.5
837
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Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K72.00 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1
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