Copper
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| Property |
Value |
| Atomic Number |
29 |
| Element |
Copper |
| Symbol |
Cu |
| Atomic Mass |
63.546 u |
| Number of Neutrons |
35 (most common isotope, Copper-63) |
| Number of Protons |
29 |
| Number of Electrons |
29 |
| Period |
4 |
| Group |
11 |
| Phase |
Solid |
| Radioactive |
No |
| Natural |
Yes |
| Metal |
Yes |
| Nonmetal |
No |
| Metalloid |
No |
| Type |
Transition Metal |
| Atomic Radius |
145 pm |
| Electronegativity |
1.90 (Pauling scale) |
| First Ionization Energy |
7.726 eV |
| Density |
8.96 g/cm³ |
| Melting Point |
1084.62 °C |
| Boiling Point |
2562 °C |
| Number of Isotopes |
2 stable (Copper-63, Copper-65) |
| Discoverer |
Known since ancient times |
| Year |
Unknown |
| Specific Heat |
0.385 J/g·K |
| Number of Shells |
4 |
| Number of Valence Electrons |
11 |