Properties of Copper and Beryllium
Melting Point
1,084.62 °C
  
40
1,278.00 °C
  
36
Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C
  
99+
2,970.00 °C
  
32
Hardness
  
  
Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa
  
4
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s
  
19
12,890.00 m/s
  
2
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Cu
  
Be
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol
  
22
899.50 kJ/mol
  
7
2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol
  
15
1,757.10 kJ/mol
  
23
3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol
  
15
14,848.70 kJ/mol
  
2
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr
  
99+
0.17 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3
  
99+
1.85 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
Cu
  
Be
  
Period Number
4
  
2
  
Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol
  
99+
5.00 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1
  
[He] 2s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)
  
99+
82.00 (-eV)
  
15
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m
  
99+
36.00 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω
  
2
0.31 106/cm Ω
  
5
Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol
  
1
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
1.256629 * 10
-6 H/m
  
5
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
-9.63 * 10
-6
  
4
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)
  
15
1.82 J/(kg K)
  
2
Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K
  
2
200.00 W/m·K
  
6
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K
  
99+
16.44 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)
  
25
11.30 µm/(m·K)
  
34
Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K
  
99+
9.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol
  
33
294.70 kJ/mol
  
30
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol
  
99+
11.72 kJ/mol
  
30
Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol
  
29
326.40 kJ/mol
  
30