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copper
Summary
copper is a chemical element[1]. copper ranks in the top 4% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- copper's instance of is recorded as chemical element[3].
- copper's instance of is recorded as simple substance[4].
- copper's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element[5].
- Cyprus is named after copper[6].
- copper is made of chalcopyrite[7].
- copper is made of chalcocite[8].
- copper is made of covellite[9].
- copper is made of bornite[10].
- copper is made of tetrahedrite-(Cu)[11].
- copper is made of digenite[12].
- copper is made of malachite[13].
- copper is made of azurite[14].
- copper is made of cuprite[15].
- copper is made of chrysocolla[16].
- copper is made of tennantite-(Cu)[17].
- copper is made of dioptase[18].
- copper is made of enargite[19].
- copper's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Cu][20].
- copper's element symbol is recorded as Cu[21].
- copper's chemical formula is recorded as Cu[22].
- copper is a type of medication[23].
- copper is a type of metal[24].
- copper is a type of d-block[25].
- copper is part of copper proteins[26].
- copper is part of period 4[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[3], simple substance[4], and chalcophile element[5]. Recorded subclass of include medication[23], metal[24], and d-block[25].
Origins
Cyprus is named after copper[6].
Use and Application
Recorded has use include ecological crop protection[28], copper conductor[29], and heat sink[30]. Part of include copper proteins[26], a group or class of proteins[31]; period 4[27], a period[32]; group 11[33], a group[34]; and transition metal[35].
Influence
Things named for copper include Chalcolithic[36], an archaeological period[37]; Vietnamese đồng[38], a currency[39], in Vietnam[40]; chalcopyrite[41], a mineral species[42]; copper[43], a color[44]; cuprite[45], a mineral species[46]; chalcanthite[47], a mineral species[48]; chalcocite[49], a mineral species[50]; and Santa Rita[51], a ghost town[52], in United States[53].
Why It Matters
copper ranks in the top 4% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month).[2] copper has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] copper is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for copper include Chalcolithic[36], an archaeological period[37]; Vietnamese đồng[38], a currency[39], in Vietnam[40]; chalcopyrite[41], a mineral species[42]; copper[43], a color[44]; cuprite[45], a mineral species[46]; and chalcanthite[47], a mineral species[48].