copper

Summary

copper is a chemical element^[1]. copper ranks in the top 4% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,187 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• copper's image is recorded as Cuivre Michigan.jpg^[3].
• copper's image is recorded as Mwyngloddiau Copr y Gogarth - Great Orme Copper Mines; Mehefin - June 2023 02.jpg^[4].
• copper's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[5].
• copper's instance of is recorded as simple substance^[6].
• copper's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element^[7].
• Cyprus is named after copper^[8].
• copper's made from material is recorded as chalcopyrite^[9].
• copper's made from material is recorded as chalcocite^[10].
• copper's made from material is recorded as covellite^[11].
• copper's made from material is recorded as bornite^[12].
• copper's made from material is recorded as tetrahedrite-(Cu)^[13].
• copper's made from material is recorded as digenite^[14].
• copper's made from material is recorded as malachite^[15].
• copper's made from material is recorded as azurite^[16].
• copper's made from material is recorded as cuprite^[17].
• copper's made from material is recorded as chrysocolla^[18].
• copper's made from material is recorded as tennantite-(Cu)^[19].
• copper's made from material is recorded as dioptase^[20].
• copper's made from material is recorded as enargite^[21].
• copper's GND ID is recorded as 4033734-0^[22].
• copper's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 7440-50-8^[23].
• copper's EC number is recorded as 231-159-6^[24].
• copper's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Cu]^[25].
• copper's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/Cu^[26].
• copper's InChIKey is recorded as RYGMFSIKBFXOCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for copper include Chalcolithic^[28], an archaeological period^[29]; Vietnamese đồng^[30], a currency^[31], in Vietnam^[32]; chalcopyrite^[33], a mineral species^[34]; copper^[35], a color^[36]; cuprite^[37], a mineral species^[38]; chalcanthite^[39], a mineral species^[40]; chalcocite^[41], a mineral species^[42]; and Santa Rita^[43], a ghost town^[44], in United States^[45].

Why It Matters

copper ranks in the top 4% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,187 views/month).^[2] copper has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] copper is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for copper include Chalcolithic^[28], an archaeological period^[29]; Vietnamese đồng^[30], a currency^[31], in Vietnam^[32]; chalcopyrite^[33], a mineral species^[34]; copper^[35], a color^[36]; cuprite^[37], a mineral species^[38]; and chalcanthite^[39], a mineral species^[40].