Beginning of Essay
Copper comes from a Latin term cyprium (after the island of Cyprus) meaning "the metal of Cyprus." Copper dates back to prehistoric times but has been mined for 5000 years, however it's exact discoverer is unknown. Cu is Copper's chemical symbol. It contains 29 ....

Middle of Essay
.... and density is 8.96 g/cm3. A few other statistics are: Valence States 2,1, it's magnetic state is diamagnetic, its heat of fusion is 134 J/g. There are four atoms per Unit Cell, Copper's structure is A1; Copper (as a crystal structure) is a face-centered cubic. It's volume is 1.182(-29)m3. The metal copper has a number of uses. First off its a great conductor of heat and electricity. It's used in cables, tubing for water pipes, and for central heating systems, mixed with other metals to make alloys such as brass and bronze. It is also used as jewelry, and in different parts of motors. It can be used in agricultural poison and as an algicide ....