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Line 1: − + − + − + − − {{Element | name=Copper | symbol=Cu | anumber=29 | amass=63.5 amu | state=solid | class=Transition metal | cstructure=cubic | color=metallic burnt orange (it's what pennies are made of) | date=Copper has been known since ancient times | discname=Unknown | origname=From the Latin ''cyprium'', referring to the island of Cyprus, where it was obtained in ancient times. | uses=Copper is used in wires because it conducts electricity very well. It is also useful in jewelry and coins| obtained=chalcopyrite, coveline, and chalcosine }}
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{{Element | name=Copper | symbol=Cu | anumber=29 | amass=63.5 amu | state=solid | class=Transition metal | cstructure=cubic | color=metallic burnt orange (it's what pennies are made of) | date=Copper has been known since ancient times | discname=Unknown | origname=From the Latin ''cyprium'', referring to the island of Cyprus, where it was obtained in ancient times. | uses=Copper is used in wires because it conducts electricity very well. It is also useful in jewelry and coins| obtained=chalcopyrite, coveline, and chalcosine }}[[Image:copper.jpg|300px|left]]
Copper, the 29th element, is a [[metal]]. In industry it is praised for its extreme [[ductility]] and [[electrical conductivity]] which make it an excellent material for [[wires]]. Copper is also a nutrient [[mineral]], and is required by the human body to perform certain chemical reactions.
'''Copper''', the 29th element, is a [[metal]]. In industry it is praised for its extreme [[ductility]] and [[electrical conductivity]] which make it an excellent material for [[wires]]. Copper is also a nutrient [[mineral]], and is required by the human body to perform certain chemical reactions.
Copper is also important culturally, as one of the first metals to be used by humankind, especially in its alloy form [[bronze]]. Even today the pennies in the United States are informally referred to as "coppers."
Copper is also important culturally, as one of the first metals to be used by humankind, especially in its alloy form [[bronze]]. Even today the pennies in the United States are informally referred to as "coppers."
The atomic symbol for copper, Cu, comes from the [[Latin]] ''cuprum'' which also gives its name (via [[Greek]]) to [[Cyprus]], an island nation in the Mediterranean renowned for its wealth of copper.
The atomic symbol for copper, '''Cu''', comes from the [[Latin]] ''cuprum'' which also gives its name (via [[Greek]]) to [[Cyprus]], an island nation in the Mediterranean renowned for its wealth of copper.
Copper is usually mixed with tin to form [[bronze]], and was a key metal during the [[Bronze Age]].
Copper is usually mixed with tin to form [[bronze]], and was a key metal during the [[Bronze Age]].
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[[Category:Metals]]
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