copper

Summary

copper is a chemical element^[1]. copper ranks in the top 4% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,562 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 part of copper proteins^[25].
• copper is part of period 4^[26].
• copper is part of group 11^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[3], simple substance^[4], and chalcophile element^[5]. Recorded subclass of include medication^[23] and metal^[24].

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^[25], a group or class of proteins^[31]; period 4^[26], a period^[32]; and group 11^[27], a group^[33].

Influence

Things named for copper include Chalcolithic^[34], an archaeological period^[35]; Vietnamese đồng^[36], a currency^[37], in Vietnam^[38]; chalcopyrite^[39], a mineral species^[40]; cuprite^[41], a mineral species^[42]; copper^[43], a color^[44]; chalcanthite^[45], a mineral species^[46]; chalcocite^[47], a mineral species^[48]; and Santa Rita^[49], a ghost town^[50], in United States^[51].

Why It Matters

copper ranks in the top 4% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,562 views/month).^[2] copper has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] copper is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for copper include Chalcolithic^[34], an archaeological period^[35]; Vietnamese đồng^[36], a currency^[37], in Vietnam^[38]; chalcopyrite^[39], a mineral species^[40]; cuprite^[41], a mineral species^[42]; copper^[43], a color^[44]; and chalcanthite^[45], a mineral species^[46].