ELEMENT COPPER

ORGINS

• The name Copper comes from Latin Cuprum after Cyprus, principal mining place in Roman era
• It was believed to founded in 9000 B/C in the Middle East
• No one knows who founded it first

COPPER ON THE PERIODIC TABLE

• It is in Group 11 (1B) Period 4
• Metal/Transition Metal
• It has 29 Protons 34 Neutrons 29 Electrons 1 Valence Electron

MOST COMMONLY COMBINED TO MAKE COMPOUNDS

• Copper fluoride: CuF
• Copper selenide: CuSe
• Copper oxide: CuO
• Copper telluride: CuTe
• Theres Dicoppers to all of these, Cu2Te=Dicopper telluride

MOST COMMON USES

• Copper Wire
• Copper Pipes/Tubing (plumbing)
• Generators
• TV
• Phones

OTHER FACTS

• Copper is antibacterial which makes it good for door knobs
• Copper is the only metal other than gold and cesium to have a natural color other than grey
• Copper is 100% recyclable and nearly 80% of the copper that has been produced is still in use today
• Copper can be found in its natural state. It can also be found the minerals cuprite, malachite, azurite, chalcopyrite and bornite
• Coppers melting point is 1,984°F (1,085°C), its boiling point is 4,644°F (2,562°C)