Copper
Atomic number: #29
Symbol: Cu
Atomic Mass: 63.5
Group: 1B
FUN FACT: Police men are called cops because of the copper buttons they wore!
By Katrianna Okamoto
The founder of copper is anonymous.
To isolate copper it needs to be smelted and roasted LIKE PEANUTS!
Copper is mined by using leaching
Copper beads were found in Iraq from 9000 BC
Copper comes from the word cuprum which is latin for the island of Cyprus
FUN FACT: The Statue of Liberty is sheathed in more than 80 tons of copper!
VOCAB
Isolate: obtain or extract in a pure from
Smelting: extract medal from its ore by a process involving heat and melting
Leaching: make (a soluble chemical or mineral) drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid
Soluble: able to be dissolved esp. in water.
Common Uses:
Bronze
Coins
Wire
Cylinders of Copper.
Raw Copper ore.
Copper has a reddish orange color. It is soft and easy to shape.
Raw Copper
A copper pot