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