Shawley,+Amanda

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 * Name**: copper, cu
 * Boling point**: 3200
 * Melting point**: 1357.77
 * Density**: 8920kg
 * Protons**: 29 **neutrons**: 34 or 36 **electrons**: 29
 * Atomic mass**: 63.546 Atomic numbers: 29
 * Electron configuration**:2,8,18,1
 * Orbital notation**:1s2,2s2,2p6,3s2,3p6,3d10,4s1
 * Valance electrons**: 2
 * Why, when, where discovered**: known since ancient times, found in Cyprus
 * Where/How it is processed**: it is mined through out the world in open mined pits
 * Chemical properties**: malleable, electrical conductor, formable, recyclable, durable
 * Physical properties**: reddish color, bonding, a alkali
 * Minerals/compounds/ores** :(cu20), (cu2s)
 * Chemical reactions**:
 * Industrials/commercial uses**: for jewelry, cable, heat and light, wiring
 * Cost or value**: use of copper is very high, cost $ 2.9461 per pound
 * Unusual facts**: in accent times copper was used for scrolls, is one of the two metals of distinct colors, is the oldest elemental metal known to man kind, is a renewable metal.