Symbol
Cu
Pt
Group Number
1110
0
17
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Period Number
46
2
7
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Block
d block
d block
Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
CAS Number
74405087440064
7429905
54386242
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Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Fm_ 3m
Space Group Number
225.00225.00
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.
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
Sources
Found in Minerals
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
-
Antonio de Ulloa
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
In 1735
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 %0.00 %
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
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.
- Platinum metal is mainly used in jewellery.
-
Platinum is used as an industrial catalyst in production of nitric acid, silicone and benzene.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Chemical Industry
Medical Uses
-
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Non Toxic
Non 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.0.00 p.p.m.
0
170000
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Melting Point
1,084.62 °C1,772.00 °C
-38.83
3410
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Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C3,827.00 °C
0
5660
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Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Copper
Silvery White
Luster
-
Metallic
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
3.003.50
0.2
8.5
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Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa300.00 MPa
0.14
3490
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Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa400.00 MPa
0
3920
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Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s2,800.00 m/s
818
16200
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Optical Properties
Refractive Index
1.102.41
0.155
3.41
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Reflectivity
90.00 %73.00 %
5
97
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Allotropes
✔
✘
✔
✘
α Allotropes
-
-
β Allotropes
-
-
γ Allotropes
-
-
Chemical Formula
Cu
Pt
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
2935
0
38
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Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
1.902.28
0
2.6
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Sanderson Electronegativity
1.982.28
0.22
2.56
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.751.44
0.86
1.9
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Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.492.20
0.62
2.48
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Allen Electronegativity
1.851.72
0.659
2.7
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Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
2.101.72
1.46
3.3
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Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
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2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol1,791.00 kJ/mol
392.8
28750
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3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol2,277.00 kJ/mol
392.8
34230
👆🏻
4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol8,702.00 kJ/mol
375.7
37066
👆🏻
5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol8,702.00 kJ/mol
392
97510
👆🏻
6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
1007
105800
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7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
1007
114300
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8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
730
125300
👆🏻
9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol5,660.00 kJ/mol
1007
134700
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10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
392
144300
👆🏻
11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
392
169988
👆🏻
12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
0
189368
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13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
1007
76015
👆🏻
14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
380
86450
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15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol87,000.00 kJ/mol
33000
100700
👆🏻
16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7
109480
👆🏻
17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7
122200
👆🏻
18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
0
134810
👆🏻
19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7
148700
👆🏻
20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
0
171200
👆🏻
21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7
179100
👆🏻
22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
330
184900
👆🏻
23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol870.10 kJ/mol
357.6
198800
👆🏻
24th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
297.3
195200
👆🏻
25th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
0
121900
👆🏻
26th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
357.6
127700
👆🏻
27th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol870.10 kJ/mol
0
133800
👆🏻
28th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol870.10 kJ/mol
297.3
139800
👆🏻
29th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
0
148100
👆🏻
30th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
0
154500
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Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr1.82 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
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Electron Work Function
4.65 eV5.65 eV
2.14
6
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Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization
Atomic Number
2978
3
117
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Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
Atom
Number of Protons
2978
3
117
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Number of Neutrons
35117
4
285
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Number of Electrons
2978
3
117
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Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
128.00 pm139.00 pm
0
348
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Covalent Radius
132.00 pm136.00 pm
0
260
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Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm175.00 pm
0
348
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Atomic Weight
63.55 amu47.87 amu
6.94
294
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Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol9.09 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
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Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Previous Element
Next Element
Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)392.42 (-eV)
0
392.42
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Lattice Constant
361.49 pm392.42 pm
0
891.25
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Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.281.56
0.423
1.9
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Density
Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm321.45 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
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Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm319.77 g/cm3
0.512
41
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Tensile Strength
210.00 MPa125.00 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)0.07 (Pa)
0
774
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Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa61.00 GPa
1.3
222
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Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa230.00 GPa
0
462
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Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa168.00 GPa
0
528
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Poisson Ratio
0.340.38
0.032
0.47
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Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
8.8921.45
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·m105.00 nΩ·m
0.1
961
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Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω0.10 106/cm Ω
0
0.63
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Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol205.30 kJ/mol
0
222.8
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Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)0.13 J/(kg K)
0.1
3.6
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Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K25.86 J/mol·K
13.1
62.7
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Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K71.60 W/m·K
0
429
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Critical Temperature
1,358.00 K2,041.00 K
26.3
3695
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Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)8.80 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
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Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol510.50 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
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Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol19.70 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
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Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol565.00 kJ/mol
61.5
837
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Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K41.60 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1
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