By: Dustin Walkup

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• By Dustin Walkup
• Mr. Kimball
• 71242

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Chemistry of Copper

• Coppers symbol is Cu
• Atomic Number 26
• Atomic Mass 63.546 amu
• Number of N-35, P-29, E-29
• Transition Metal
• Melting Point 1083.0 C
• Boiling Point 2567.0 C

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History of copper

• The discovery date of copper is unknown, but
  copper is considered mans oldest metal.
• The earliest use of copper estimated is around
  9000 B.C. in the middle east where copper was
  used to make icons and lamps.

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Copper In Nature

• Copper is found in nature and has been mined for
  hundreds of years.
• Most copper ores extract copper sulfides such
  as,CuFeS2, Cu5FeS4, and Cu2S

Copper Mine
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Copper Uses

• Copper is used for many things that we use daily,
  including something that we are all familiar
  with, money.

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Copper Uses Continued

• The penny contains only 2.6 copper
• But the U.S. nickel contains 75 copper. The
  dime, quarter, and half dollar coins contain
  91.67 copper.

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Copper Uses Continued

• Another use for
  copper that is quite
  common is plumbing.
• Almost all houses built
  since 1963 contain copper
  water systems.

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Copper Uses Continued

• Plumbers use copper for plumbing because it does
  not corrode, like other metals, nor does
  it give off fumes, burn, or
  melt.
• In fact, copper has
  been found in ancient
  Egyptian
  tombs
  where it was used
  for water
  pipes like
  today and 5000
  years
  later the copper
  was still in excellent
  
  and functional condition.

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Copper Uses Continued

• Copper is considered a very good conductor of
  heat and electricity.
• In fact, copper is
  used as a conductor in
  most
  electrical wires
  today because It conducts
  electrical current better than any other metal
  except silver.

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Interesting Copper Facts

• Since 1999, the price of
  copper has quintupled,
  from 0.60 per
  pound to
  3.75 per pound in May
  of 2006.
• The Statue of Liberty
  contains 179,000 pounds
  of copper

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Toxicity

• Although copper seems harmless as we use it with
  everyday products, all copper compounds, unless
  otherwise known, should be treated as if they
  were toxic.
• People can receive copper poisoning from copper
  and in some cases, like with large quantities of
  copper sulfate, copper can be lethal.

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Sources

• WWW.Copper.org
• WWW.Chemicalelements.com
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper