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• Atomic Symbol: Cu
• Atomic Number: 29
•
Atomic Mass: 63.546
• Group: 11
• Period: 4

• Physical State at Room Temperature: Solid
• Density at Room Temperature: 8.933 grams per cubic centimeter
•
Color: Copper-red to brown. Tarnishes green, sometimes also blue, brown, red, or black
• Type of Metal: Transition metal
•
Isotopes: 63Cu 65Cu
• Most common in nature: Copper metal does occur naturally, but by far the greatest source is in minerals. Copper is obtained from minerals by smelting, leaching and electrolysis.

A balanced chemical reaction with oxygen (metals) and name of product with physical states. Solubility reaction of nitrate with Cl, OH, S, PO
4 and SO
4 anions.
-
1
• Cu(NO
3
)
2
+ NaCl → CuCl + Na(NO
3
)
2
(aq) (aq) (aq) (aq)
-1
• Cu(NO
3
)
2
+ NaOH → CuOH + Na(NO
3
)
2
(aq) (s) (s) (aq)
-1
• Cu(NO
3
)
2
+ NaS → CuS + Na(NO
3
)
2
(aq) (s) (s) (aq)
-1
• Cu(NO
3
)
2
+ NaPO
4
→ CuPO
4
+ Na(NO
3
)
2
(aq) (s) (s) (aq)
-1
• Cu(NO
3
)
2
+ NaSO
4
→ CuSO
4
+ Na(NO
3
)
2
(aq) (aq) (aq) (aq)

Limiting reagent using
100 g of copper and
100 g of oxygen, with number of moles of each.
Molar Mass:
100/63.546 Cu = 1.574
100/16 O2 = 6.25
Limiting reagent: Cu

• Electronegativity: 1.54
• Bond type with non-metals: ionic bonds
• Common isotopes: 63Cu, 65Cu
• Types of decay: 64Cu has a half-life of
12.701 ± 0.002 hours and decays by 17.86
( ± 0.14)% by positron emission

• Although once made nearly entirely from copper, American pennies are now made from zinc that has been coated with copper.
• Due to its versatility and durability, copper is referred to as "man's eternal metal.”
• Because bacteria will not grow on it, copper has been used for centuries to line parts of ships so that barnacles and mussels do not stick to the boats.
• Foods rich in copper include oysters, beef, nuts, cocoa, black pepper, lobster, sunflower seeds, green olives, avocados, and wheat.

• http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele029.html
• http://www.webelements.com/copper/isotopes.html
• http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/29/copper
• http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/General_Chemistry/Metallic_bonds
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper-64
• http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/metals/copper.html