copper; Cu; atomic number 29




a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor


Type of:
  • metallic element; metal
  • conductor

Types:
  • blister copper


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