Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
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Fm_ 3m
Interesting Facts
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
- 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.
Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Found in Minerals
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
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Discovery
In 1961–1971
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- 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.
Industrial Uses
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Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry
Other Uses
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Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1
[Ar] 3d10 4s1
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
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Diamagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor