Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu (from Latin: cuprum) and atomic number 29. source
Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu (from Latin: cuprum) and atomic number 29.
Copper is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. source
Copper is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity.
A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a reddish-orange color. source
A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a reddish-orange color.
Copper is used as a conductor of heat and electricity, as a building material. source
Copper is used as a conductor of heat and electricity, as a building material.
Copper is one of the few metals that occur in nature in directly usable metallic form as opposed to needing extraction from an ore. source
Copper is one of the few metals that occur in nature in directly usable metallic form as opposed to needing extraction from an ore.
Copper was the first metal to be smelted from its ore, c. 5000 BC. source
Copper was the first metal to be smelted from its ore, c. 5000 BC.
The first metal of Copper to be cast into a shape in a mold, c. 4000 BC and the first metal to be purposefully alloyed with another metal, tin, to create bronze, c. 3500 BC. source
The first metal of Copper to be cast into a shape in a mold, c. 4000 BC and the first metal to be purposefully alloyed with another metal, tin, to create bronze, c. 3500 BC.
In the Roman era, copper was principally mined on Cyprus, the origin of the name of the metal, from aes сyprium (metal of Cyprus). source
In the Roman era, copper was principally mined on Cyprus, the origin of the name of the metal, from aes сyprium (metal of Cyprus).
Copper used in buildings, usually for roofing, oxidizes to form a green verdigris (or patina). source
Copper used in buildings, usually for roofing, oxidizes to form a green verdigris (or patina).
Copper is sometimes used in decorative art, both in its elemental metal form and in compounds as pigments. source
Copper is sometimes used in decorative art, both in its elemental metal form and in compounds as pigments.
Copper compounds are used as bacteriostatic agents, fungicides, and wood preservatives. source
Copper compounds are used as bacteriostatic agents, fungicides, and wood preservatives.
Copper is essential to all living organisms as a trace dietary mineral because it is a key constituent of the respiratory enzyme complex cytochrome c oxidase. source
Copper is essential to all living organisms as a trace dietary mineral because it is a key constituent of the respiratory enzyme complex cytochrome c oxidase.
In humans, copper is found mainly in the liver, muscle, and bone. source
In humans, copper is found mainly in the liver, muscle, and bone.
The adult body contains between 1.4 and 2.1 mg of copper per kilogram of body weight. source
The adult body contains between 1.4 and 2.1 mg of copper per kilogram of body weight.
Copper is a constituent of the blood pigment hemocyanin, replaced by the iron-complexed hemoglobin in fish and other vertebrates. source
Copper is a constituent of the blood pigment hemocyanin, replaced by the iron-complexed hemoglobin in fish and other vertebrates.