By: Alba Flores B3

 Copper: reddish brown, nonferrous mineral. Related with silver and gold, with many properties shared.

 Name: copper  Symbol: Cu  Atomic number: 29  Atomic mass: amu  Standard state: solid at 298 K  Group in periodic table: 11  Group name: coinage metal  Classification: metallic  Color: red/orange

 Utensils  Jewelry  Weapons  And etc…

 Discovered in 5000BC, in Iraq  Refining copper from ores, 9000BC  1000 yrs. Later used in North Africa  Used for thousands of years, many cultures

 Saturates water and soil  Stains clothing and flesh  Widespread pollution  Extremely toxic

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