Properties of Copper and Iridium
Melting Point
1,084.62 °C
  
40
Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C
  
99+
4,527.00 °C
  
10
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
1,670.00 MPa
  
5
Vickers Hardness
1,760.00 MPa
  
3
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s
  
19
4,825.00 m/s
  
13
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Cu
  
Ir
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol
  
22
880.00 kJ/mol
  
9
2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol
  
15
1,600.00 kJ/mol
  
35
3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol
  
15
Not Available
  
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr
  
99+
1.14 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3
  
99+
22.56 g/cm3
  
10
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
2,000.00 MPa
  
2
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
Cu
  
Ir
  
Period Number
4
  
6
  
Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol
  
99+
9.53 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1
  
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)
  
99+
140.00 (-eV)
  
5
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100
  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Iridium.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
  
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m
  
99+
47.10 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω
  
2
0.19 106/cm Ω
  
10
Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol
  
1
151.00 kJ/mol
  
4
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
0.13 J/(kg K)
  
39
Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K
  
2
147.00 W/m·K
  
10
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K
  
99+
25.10 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)
  
25
6.40 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K
  
99+
35.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol
  
33
799.10 kJ/mol
  
1
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol
  
99+
35.23 kJ/mol
  
1
Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol
  
29
837.00 kJ/mol
  
1