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Copper comes from a Latin term cyprium (after the island of Cyprus) meaning "the metal of Cyprus." Copper dates back to prehistoric times but has been mined for 5000 years, however it's exact discoverer is unknown. Cu is Copper's chemical sym ....

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... vitrol; copper compounds such as Fehling's solution are widely used in analytical chemistry in tests for sugar. Copper's melting point is 1803 *C, boiling is 2567 *C, and density is 8.96 g/cm3. A few other statistics are: Valence States 2,1, it's magnetic state is diamagnetic, its heat of fusion is 134 J/g. There are four atoms per Unit Cell, Copper's structure is A1; Copper (as a crystal structure) is a face-centered cubic. It's volume is 1.182(-29)m3. The metal copper has a number of uses. First off its a great conductor of heat and electricity. It's used in cables, tubing for water pipes, and for central heating systems, mixed ...