Basic Information

Name: copper

Symbol: cu

Classification:Copper is a transition metal

color:orange-red

Atomic weight : 63.546

state: solid

Melting Point:1084.62 oC, 1357.77 K

Boiling Point:2560 oC, 2833 K

Shells: 2,8,18,1

Electron configuration:[Ar] 3d10 4s1

Density @ 20oC:8.96 g/cm3

Atomic volume:7.1 cm3/mol

Structure:fcc: face-centered cubic

Hardness: 3.0 mohs