Copper
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Cu |
| Atomic Weight | 63.546 g/mol |
| Element Number | 29 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | -- |
| Discoverer | -- |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 2, 1 |
| Boiling Point | 2840 K |
| Melting Point | 1356.6 K |
| Density | 8.96 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Ar]3d10,4s1 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Basic |
| Crystal Structure | Cubic, face centered |
| Electronegativity | 1.90 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 300.5 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 13.14 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 60.7 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 401 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.385 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 7.726 |
| Atomic Volume | 7.10 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.28 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.17 Å |
| Synthetic | No |