1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cu
1.2 Group Number
1.3 Period Number
1.4 Block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
7440508
Rank: 37 (Overall) ▶
7429905
54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
225.00
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
11
229
2 Facts
2.1 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.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Unknown
2.3.2 Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %
Rank: 12 (Overall) ▶
5E-09
0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %
Rank: 12 (Overall) ▶
1E-08
0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %
Rank: 13 (Overall) ▶
1.7E-07
22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %
Rank: 17 (Overall) ▶
9.9E-12
8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
Rank: 8 (Overall) ▶
2E-23
1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
Rank: 9 (Overall) ▶
1E-13
1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
✔
✘
60% - Transition Metals Metals have it !
▶
3.2.3 In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 8 (Overall) ▶
0
1970
3.2.4 In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 12 (Overall) ▶
0
170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,084.62 °C
Rank: 40 (Overall) ▶
27
3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C
Rank: 43 (Overall) ▶
147
5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Copper
4.3.3 Luster
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
3.00
Rank: 12 (Overall) ▶
0.2
8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa
Rank: 38 (Overall) ▶
0.14
3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa
Rank: 28 (Overall) ▶
121
3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s
Rank: 19 (Overall) ▶
818
16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.000933
1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
90.00 %
Rank: 3 (Overall) ▶
58
97
4.7 Allotropes
✔
✘
6% - Transition Metals Metals have it !
▶
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Cu
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.90
Rank: 11 (Overall) ▶
0.7
2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49
Rank: 14 (Overall) ▶
0.62
2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.10
Rank: 42 (Overall) ▶
1.46
3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol
Rank: 22 (Overall) ▶
375.7
26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol
Rank: 15 (Overall) ▶
710.2162
28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 15 (Overall) ▶
1600
34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 12 (Overall) ▶
2780
37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 11 (Overall) ▶
4305.2
97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 10 (Overall) ▶
5715.8
105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 7 (Overall) ▶
7226.8
114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 9 (Overall) ▶
8857.4
125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 9 (Overall) ▶
14110
134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 11 (Overall) ▶
17100
144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 13 (Overall) ▶
19900
169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 6 (Overall) ▶
22219
189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 6 (Overall) ▶
26930
76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 7 (Overall) ▶
29196
86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 9 (Overall) ▶
41987
97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 10 (Overall) ▶
47206
109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 12 (Overall) ▶
52737
122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 10 (Overall) ▶
58570
134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 11 (Overall) ▶
64702
148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
80400
171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
87000
179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 1 (Overall) ▶
93400
184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 1 (Overall) ▶
98420
198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶
104400
195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶
121900
121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶
127700
127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶
133800
133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶
139800
139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶
148100
148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
154500
154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr
Rank: 53 (Overall) ▶
0.16812
8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.65 eV
Rank: 11 (Overall) ▶
2.14
5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
128.00 pm
Rank: 46 (Overall) ▶
112
265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
132.00 pm
Rank: 48 (Overall) ▶
96
260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm
Rank: 44 (Overall) ▶
139
348
6.6 Atomic Weight
63.55 amu
Rank: 72 (Overall) ▶
6.94
294
6.7 Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol
Rank: 61 (Overall) ▶
1.39
71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)
Rank: 50 (Overall) ▶
8
392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
361.49 pm
Rank: 35 (Overall) ▶
228.58
891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.567
1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3
Rank: 43 (Overall) ▶
0.534
40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm3
Rank: 27 (Overall) ▶
0.512
20
7.2 Tensile Strength
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
2.5
11000
7.3 Viscosity
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
0.001526
0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)
Rank: 8 (Overall) ▶
2.47E-11
121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
2.62E-10
774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa
Rank: 15 (Overall) ▶
1.3
222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa
Rank: 12 (Overall) ▶
1.6
462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa
Rank: 17 (Overall) ▶
1.7
528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.34
Rank: 10 (Overall) ▶
0.032
0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
8.89
Rank: 34 (Overall) ▶
0.53
4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
1.256629 * 10-6 H/m
Rank: 5 (Overall) ▶
1.25643E-06
0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
-9.63 * 10-6
Rank: 4 (Overall) ▶
-0.000166
200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m
Rank: 50 (Overall) ▶
0.18
961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
0.00666
0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol
Rank: 1 (Overall) ▶
0
222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)
Rank: 15 (Overall) ▶
0.11
3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K
Rank: 51 (Overall) ▶
16.443
62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
6.3
429
9.4 Critical Temperature
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
26.3
3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 25 (Overall) ▶
4.5
97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol
Rank: 33 (Overall) ▶
7.32
799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol
Rank: 46 (Overall) ▶
2.1
35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol
Rank: 29 (Overall) ▶
61.5
837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K
Rank: 45 (Overall) ▶
9.5
198.1