Copper is a metal in group IB of the periodic table with the atomic number 29 and an atomic weight of 63.54. The metal has a density of 8.96 Mg/m 3 and a melting point of 1083 C. The electronic ...

Copper has been used by humans for as much as 7000 years and elements such as gold, silver, tin, lead and mercury have been known for many thousands of years. However, the first scientific ...