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Periodic Table

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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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.
  • 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

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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Physical

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

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
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4th Energy Level

5,536.00 kJ/mol8,702.00 kJ/mol
375.7 37066
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5th Energy Level

7,700.00 kJ/mol8,702.00 kJ/mol
392 97510
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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
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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
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11th Energy Level

25,600.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
392 169988
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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
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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
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16th Energy Level

50,200.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7 109480
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17th Energy Level

53,700.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7 122200
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18th Energy Level

61,100.00 kJ/mol8,700.00 kJ/mol
0 134810
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19th Energy Level

64,702.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7 148700
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20th Energy Level

163,700.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
0 171200
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21st Energy Level

174,100.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
375.7 179100
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22nd Energy Level

184,900.00 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
330 184900
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23rd Energy Level

198,800.00 kJ/mol870.10 kJ/mol
357.6 198800
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24th Energy Level

745.50 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
297.3 195200
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25th Energy Level

745.50 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
0 121900
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26th Energy Level

745.50 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
357.6 127700
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27th Energy Level

745.50 kJ/mol870.10 kJ/mol
0 133800
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28th Energy Level

745.50 kJ/mol870.10 kJ/mol
297.3 139800
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29th Energy Level

745.50 kJ/mol870.00 kJ/mol
0 148100
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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

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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Mechanical

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

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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Thermal

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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