Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. Its name derives from the Latin "cuprum". It is a soft, malleable and ductile metal, with a very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Copper is used, in fact, as a conductor of heat and electricity, as a building material and as a constituent of various metal alloys, such as sterling silver used in jewelry, and cupronickel, used to make hardware. It is one of the few metals that can be found in nature in a directly usable form, the so-called native metals. In Roman times, copper was mainly mined in Cyprus, origin of the name of the metal, from aes сyprium (metal of Cyprus), then transformed into сuprum (Latin).
Dimensions
Height (cm): 1-2
Depth (cm): 0.5
Width (cm): 1-2
Weight (g): 3-5
Property
Chemical Formula: Cu
Mohs scale: 2.5-3
Relative density: 8.9
Crystalline System: Isometric
