COPPER

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• Coppers symbol is Cu
• Coppers atomic number is 29
• Copper was discovered in 9000BC

USES FOR COPPER

• Educational equipment
• Wiring a motor
• In plumbing
• And in cookware

SOME PROPERTIES OF COPPER

• The color of copper is a reddish brown
• Copper surfaces exposed to air gradually tarnish to a dull, brownish color
• Coppers density is 8.933 grams per cubic centimeter
• Copper is a solid at room temperature
• Coppers luster is metallic

OTHER PROPERTIES OF COPPER

• Copper can be formed and stretched into complex and intricate surfaces without breaking
• Copper is a metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity
• Coppers boiling point is 5,301 degrees F
• Coppers melting point is 1,984 degrees F

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• Copper is the 29th element on the periodic table and it is located in period 4 and group 29

FACTS ABOUT COPPER

• Copper ranks as third-most-consumed industrial metal in the world
• Most copper occurs in ores and must be melted for purity before it can be used
• About two-thirds of copper on earth is found in igneous rocks
• If copper turns green it is because of an oxidation reaction

MORE FACTS ABOUT COPPER

• Pennies were made of pure copper only from 1783 to 1837
• People need copper in their diets because the metal in an essential trace mineral
• To much copper is a bad thing though

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• Copper has anti microbial properties and kills bacteria, viruses and Yeats
• Aside from gold, copper is the only metal on the periodic table whose color is not naturally silver or grey
• About three quarters of copper goes to make electrical wires,etc