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What is Copper?
Copper Metal Copper Electron Configuration Copper Crystal Structure
Copper
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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cu
1.2 Group Number
Tennessine
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11
Rank: 7 (Overall)▶
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Gadolinium
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1.3 Period Number
Uranium
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4
Rank: 4 (Overall)▶
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Lithium
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1.4 Block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
Roentgenium
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7440508
Rank: 37 (Overall)▶
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Aluminium
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1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
Sodium
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225.00
Rank: 2 (Overall)▶
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Plutonium
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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
Iron
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6 * 10-6 %
Rank: 12 (Overall)▶
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Thallium
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2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
Iron
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~0.00007 %
Rank: 12 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium
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2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
Iron
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0.01 %
Rank: 13 (Overall)▶
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Gold
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2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
Aluminium
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0.01 %
Rank: 17 (Overall)▶
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Radium
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2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
Sodium
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0.00 %
Rank: 8 (Overall)▶
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Protactinium
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2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
Calcium
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0.00 %
Rank: 9 (Overall)▶
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Radium
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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
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60% Transition Metals Metals have it !
3.2.3 In Blood
Sodium
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1.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 8 (Overall)▶
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Plutonium
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3.2.4 In Bone
Calcium
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26.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 12 (Overall)▶
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Plutonium
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4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
Tungsten
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1,084.62 °C
Rank: 40 (Overall)▶
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Francium
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4.2 Boiling Point
Tungsten
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2,562.00 °C
Rank: 43 (Overall)▶
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Flerovium
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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
Chromium
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3.00
Rank: 12 (Overall)▶
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Cesium
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4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
Osmium
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235.00 MPa
Rank: 38 (Overall)▶
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Cesium
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4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
Tungsten
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343.00 MPa
Rank: 28 (Overall)▶
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Palladium
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4.5 Speed of Sound
Technetium
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3,810.00 m/s
Rank: 19 (Overall)▶
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Thallium
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4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
Palladium
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Mercury
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4.6.2 Reflectivity
Silver
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90.00 %
Rank: 3 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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4.7 Allotropes
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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
Palladium
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29
Rank: 10 (Overall)▶
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Tennessine
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5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
Gold
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1.90
Rank: 11 (Overall)▶
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Francium
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5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
Cobalt
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1.98
Rank: 9 (Overall)▶
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Cesium
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5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Gallium
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1.75
Rank: 3 (Overall)▶
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Cesium
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5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Polonium
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1.49
Rank: 14 (Overall)▶
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Cesium
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5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
Berkelium
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1.85
Rank: 9 (Overall)▶
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Cesium
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5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
Francium
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2.10
Rank: 42 (Overall)▶
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Gold
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5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
Chromium
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745.50 kJ/mol
Rank: 22 (Overall)▶
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Cesium
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5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
Chromium
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1,957.90 kJ/mol
Rank: 15 (Overall)▶
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Ruthenium
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5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
Chromium
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3,555.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 15 (Overall)▶
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Osmium
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5.5.4 4th Energy Level
Chromium
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5,536.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 12 (Overall)▶
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Thorium
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5.5.5 5th Energy Level
Chromium
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7,700.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 11 (Overall)▶
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Dubnium
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5.5.6 6th Energy Level
Chromium
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9,900.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 10 (Overall)▶
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Seaborgium
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5.5.7 7th Energy level
Chromium
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13,400.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 7 (Overall)▶
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Bohrium
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5.5.8 8th Energy Level
Chromium
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16,000.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 9 (Overall)▶
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Hassium
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5.5.9 9th Energy Level
Chromium
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19,200.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 9 (Overall)▶
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Yttrium
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5.5.10 10th Energy Level
Chromium
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22,400.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 11 (Overall)▶
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Strontium
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5.5.11 11th Energy Level
Magnesium
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25,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 13 (Overall)▶
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Yttrium
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5.5.12 12th Energy Level
Magnesium
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35,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 6 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.5.13 13th Energy Level
Titanium
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38,700.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 6 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.5.14 14th Energy Level
Vanadium
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42,000.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 7 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.5.15 15th Energy Level
Chromium
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46,700.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 9 (Overall)▶
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Manganese
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5.5.16 16th Energy Level
Manganese
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50,200.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 10 (Overall)▶
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Iron
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5.5.17 17th Energy Level
Iron
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53,700.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 12 (Overall)▶
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Cobalt
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5.5.18 18th Energy Level
Cobalt
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61,100.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 10 (Overall)▶
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Nickel
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5.5.19 19th Energy Level
Nickel
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64,702.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 11 (Overall)▶
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Copper
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5.5.20 20th Energy Level
Zinc
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163,700.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.5.21 21st Energy Level
Zinc
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174,100.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
Copper
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184,900.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 1 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
Copper
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198,800.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 1 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.5.24 24th Energy Level
Iron
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Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.5.25 25th Energy Level
Molybdenum
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Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.5.26 26th Energy Level
Molybdenum
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Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.5.27 27th Energy Level
Molybdenum
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Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.5.28 28th Energy Level
Molybdenum
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Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.5.29 29th Energy Level
Molybdenum
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▼
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.5.30 30th Energy Level
Molybdenum
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Molybdenum
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5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
Francium
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1.19 g/amp-hr
Rank: 53 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium
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5.7 Electron Work Function
Platinum
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4.65 eV
Rank: 11 (Overall)▶
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Cesium
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5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
Tennessine
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29
Rank: 78 (Overall)▶
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Lithium
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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
Tennessine
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29
Rank: 77 (Overall)▶
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Lithium
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6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
Flerovium
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35
Rank: 58 (Overall)▶
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Lithium
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6.4.3 Number of Electrons
Tennessine
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29
Rank: 77 (Overall)▶
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Lithium
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6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
Cesium
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128.00 pm
Rank: 46 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium
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6.5.2 Covalent Radius
Francium
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132.00 pm
Rank: 48 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium
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6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
Francium
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140.00 pm
Rank: 44 (Overall)▶
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Zinc
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6.6 Atomic Weight
Tennessine
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63.55 amu
Rank: 72 (Overall)▶
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Lithium
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6.7 Atomic Volume
Cesium
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7.10 cm3/mol
Rank: 61 (Overall)▶
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Manganese
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6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
Platinum
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34.00 (-eV)
Rank: 50 (Overall)▶
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Francium
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6.10 Lattice Constant
Manganese
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361.49 pm
Rank: 35 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium
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6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
Cadmium
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Beryllium
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7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
Hassium
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8.96 g/cm3
Rank: 43 (Overall)▶
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Lithium
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7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Osmium
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8.02 g/cm3
Rank: 27 (Overall)▶
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Lithium
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7.2 Tensile Strength
Iron
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Indium
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7.3 Viscosity
Mercury
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Mercury
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7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Strontium
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1.53 (Pa)
Rank: 8 (Overall)▶
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Cerium
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7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Chromium
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Tungsten
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7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
Osmium
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48.00 GPa
Rank: 15 (Overall)▶
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Potassium
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7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
Osmium
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140.00 GPa
Rank: 12 (Overall)▶
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Cesium
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7.5.3 Young's Modulus
Iridium
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120.00 GPa
Rank: 17 (Overall)▶
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Cesium
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7.6 Poisson Ratio
Gallium
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0.34
Rank: 10 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium
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7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
Cobalt
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▼
8.89
Rank: 34 (Overall)▶
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Lithium
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8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
Iron
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▼
1.256629 * 10-6 H/m
Rank: 5 (Overall)▶
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Bismuth
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8.1.4 Susceptibility
Iron
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▼
-9.63 * 10-6
Rank: 4 (Overall)▶
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Bismuth
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8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
Mercury
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▼
16.78 nΩ·m
Rank: 50 (Overall)▶
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Thallium
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8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
Silver
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▼
0.60 106/cm Ω
Rank: 2 (Overall)▶
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Plutonium
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8.2.4 Electron Affinity
Gold
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▶
▼
222.80 kJ/mol
Rank: 1 (Overall)▶
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Mercury
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9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
Lithium
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▼
0.38 J/(kg K)
Rank: 15 (Overall)▶
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Americium
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9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
Americium
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▼
24.44 J/mol·K
Rank: 51 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium
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9.3 Thermal Conductivity
Silver
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▼
401.00 W/m·K
Rank: 2 (Overall)▶
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Neptunium
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9.4 Critical Temperature
Lithium
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▼
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)▶
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Ytterbium
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9.5 Thermal Expansion
Cesium
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▼
16.50 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 25 (Overall)▶
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Tungsten
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9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
Tungsten
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▼
283.70 kJ/mol
Rank: 33 (Overall)▶
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Zinc
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9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
Tungsten
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▼
7.11 kJ/mol
Rank: 46 (Overall)▶
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Cesium
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9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
Tungsten
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▼
338.90 kJ/mol
Rank: 29 (Overall)▶
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Mercury
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9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
Protactinium
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▼
33.20 J/mol.K
Rank: 45 (Overall)▶
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Beryllium
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