Crystals
TopGeneral Information
Copper is a metal and due to its price and electrical properties it's widely used in electronic devices.[1]
TopProduction Methods
Copper crystals can be made using electrochemical processes like electroplating and electrodeposition. Copper crystals can also be created when dissolving aluminium using copper chloride or copper sulfate in an acid environment. Using the continues melt process, a single crystal can be created with a very high purity.1]
TopChemical & Physical Information
| Trivial name | Copper |
| Chemical name | Copper |
| Other names | Kupfer (DE), Koper (NL,BE) |
| Type of chemical | Element |
| Symbol | Cu |
| Element number | 29 |
| Element category | Transition metals |
| Group, period, block | 11, 4, d |
| CAS number | 7440-50-8 |
| Crystal system | Cubic |
| Bravais lattice | Face-centered (FCC) |
| Coordination geometry | Cuboctahedral |
| Hardness (Mohs) | 3.0 |
| Young's modulus | 110-128 GPa |
| Colour | Pink to red or brown |
| Luster | Metallic |
| Streak | Red |
| Opacity | Opaque |
| Safety summary | Safe |
| Safety data | MSDS |
| Production method | Continuous casting and electrochemical reactions. |
| Storage | Nothing special. |
| Extra | - |
Photos
(3 mm)
(0.1 mm)
Sources
[1] Wikipedia
[2] Specimen from my personal collection, photo taken by me.
