COPPER
THE HISTORY OF COPPER
Copper was found by ancient people in Europe and Canada in 9000 BC by digging tunnels in the ground. Since Copper was found so long ago there is not much info about who and how copper was discovered.
Copper was used by humans 10,000 years ago, going all the way back to the 8th millennium BC found in Turkey. Copper beads have been dug out in northern Iraq also. Copper was used a lot in the ancient world as bronze, alloy with tin, coins, and tools. In China, copper was also used for bells. Copper used to be used for pottery in South Africa. Of all metals, copper is the one most likely to be found in its native state. Copper mining was common around the time 4500 BC in the Balkans- Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, and Turkey. Large amounts of copper ore are found in the United States, Chile, Zambia, Zaire, Peru, and Canada.
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GENERAL INFO
chemical name: Copper
chemical symbol: Cu
atomic number: 29
atomic mass: 63.55
S,L,G,OR SY : solid
color: reddish-orange
metal, non-metal, or metal loid: metal
melting point: 1084.62 C
boiling point: 2560 C
cost per 100g (pure): $9.76
cost per 100g (bulk): $0.66
discoverer: unknown
discovered: parts of Germany & Canada
half life: stable
radioactive: some isotopes are and are not
key isotopes: 63Cu, 65Cu
Copper is one of the most important elements because copper is a good conductor of heat and electricity.
chemical symbol: Cu
atomic number: 29
atomic mass: 63.55
S,L,G,OR SY : solid
color: reddish-orange
metal, non-metal, or metal loid: metal
melting point: 1084.62 C
boiling point: 2560 C
cost per 100g (pure): $9.76
cost per 100g (bulk): $0.66
discoverer: unknown
discovered: parts of Germany & Canada
half life: stable
radioactive: some isotopes are and are not
key isotopes: 63Cu, 65Cu
Copper is one of the most important elements because copper is a good conductor of heat and electricity.
THE COPPER AGE
Most elements don't have a whole age named after them, but copper does! The Copper Age took place in the 5th millennium BC. The Copper Age was between the Neolithic (Stone) and Bronze Ages. It lasted for about 1,000 years and its when there where a lot of copper tools and weapons where made.
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copper pipe
THINGS COPPER IS USED FOR
1. coins
2. architecture
3. wire
4. pipes
5. machinery
6. heat transfer
7. jewelry
8. plumbing
2. architecture
3. wire
4. pipes
5. machinery
6. heat transfer
7. jewelry
8. plumbing
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COOL FACTS
1. Copper is from the Latin word cuprum, after the island Cyprus.
2. Even though the Statue of Liberty looks like metal it is acually copper because it has rusted because of rain.
3. Copper has its own age, but alot of elements don't have thier own age.
4. In 1958, a 1943 penny made of 95% copper was sold for $40,000. Then in 1996, another 1943 penny was sold for $82,500. Today, a 1943 penny can be worth up to $100,000.
5. Today, pennies are made of only 2.5% of copper.
6. Chile is the leading producer & consumer of copper in the world.
7. The biggest copper nugget ever found weighed more then 1,000,000 pounds.
2. Even though the Statue of Liberty looks like metal it is acually copper because it has rusted because of rain.
3. Copper has its own age, but alot of elements don't have thier own age.
4. In 1958, a 1943 penny made of 95% copper was sold for $40,000. Then in 1996, another 1943 penny was sold for $82,500. Today, a 1943 penny can be worth up to $100,000.
5. Today, pennies are made of only 2.5% of copper.
6. Chile is the leading producer & consumer of copper in the world.
7. The biggest copper nugget ever found weighed more then 1,000,000 pounds.
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Listen and watch as experts from The University of Nottingham talk about copper.
REFERENCES
Works Cited
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Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Phd. "Copper Facts." About.com Chemistry. About.com Guide, n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/copper.htm>.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility - Office of Science Education. "It's Elemental." Citation and Linking Information. Jefferson Lab, n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http://education.jlab.org/faq/index.html>.
Tocci, Salvatore. Copper. New York: Children's, 2005. Print.
Winter, Mark. "Home of the Periodic Table." Periodic Table of the Elements by WebElements. Mark Winter [The University of Sheffield and WebElements Ltd, UK], n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http://webelements.com/>.
George, David B. "Copper." The World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago, IL: World Book, 2009. 1042-044. Print.
"Copper." Visual Elements Periodic Table. Royal Society of Chemistry, n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table>.
Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Phd. "Copper Facts." About.com Chemistry. About.com Guide, n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/copper.htm>.
Stewart, Doug, Dr. "Copper Element Facts." Chemicool. Chemicool.com, 16 Oct. 2012. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http://www.chemicool.com/elements/copper.html>.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility - Office of Science Education. "It's Elemental." Citation and Linking Information. Jefferson Lab, n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http://education.jlab.org/faq/index.html>.
Tocci, Salvatore. Copper. New York: Children's, 2005. Print.
Winter, Mark. "Home of the Periodic Table." Periodic Table of the Elements by WebElements. Mark Winter [The University of Sheffield and WebElements Ltd, UK], n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http://webelements.com/>.
George, David B. "Copper." The World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago, IL: World Book, 2009. 1042-044. Print.