Is copper a natual element? Why or why not?
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2006-09-17 12:51:15 · 12 answers · asked by inuyasha403 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Symbol Cu A ductile, malleable, reddish-brown metallic element that is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity and is widely used for electrical wiring, water piping, and corrosion-resistant parts, either pure or in alloys such as brass and bronze. Atomic number 29; atomic weight 63.54; melting point 1,083°C; boiling point 2,595°C; specific gravity 8.96; valence 1, 2. See Table at
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Copper is a natural element in that form it is only an alloy in bronze and brass
2006-09-17 12:53:46 · answer #1 · answered by Lova L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copper is a natural element, meaning it exists in nature. Unlike the trans-Uranium elements, it was formed in stars many years ago and remains to this date because it is not radioactive.
It is also a "natural" element in that it can be found "native", which is a term mineralogists use to mean the metal itself can be found, uncombined, in nature. Native copper is associated with arid conditions, else it oxidizes, and frequently associated also with silver and crystalline quartz. It is found in the form of extended irregular spidery growths, as well as interconnected crystalline clusters (see picture).
2006-09-17 13:11:50 · answer #2 · answered by questor_2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a natural element appearing on the Periodic Table; an atom, element 29. A substance having specific properties, such as conductivity, being malleable, etc.
2006-09-17 12:56:40 · answer #3 · answered by RHJ Cortez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is. Copper is a metal, and metals are naturally occuring elements. All man-made elements have already been made by nature, but they were so unstable they did not exist for very long.
2006-09-17 12:55:22 · answer #4 · answered by Jon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copper is a natural element
2006-09-17 12:54:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep copper is a natural element. It is on the Perodic table, therefore it cannot be broken down.
2006-09-17 12:53:37 · answer #6 · answered by erock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes because A. it can be found pre made in the earth
B. it can not be broke down any farther than that substence.
2006-09-17 13:03:49 · answer #7 · answered by Speedy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's natural because it gets removed from the earth.
2006-09-17 12:58:48 · answer #8 · answered by doggiebike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can be found in its pure refined state but rare, typically as a by-product of mining for gold. More often found in minerals.
2006-09-17 13:00:26 · answer #9 · answered by waplambadoobatawhopbamboo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, because it is found in the earth and in rocks
2006-09-17 12:58:11 · answer #10 · answered by wendy a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋