Copper is a chemical element
with the symbol Cu (from Latin: cuprum) and it has an atomic number of 29.
The atomic weight of copper is 63.546.
Things you might not know about
Copper:
- New York's Statue of Liberty is sheathed
in more than 80 tons of copper mined in Norway and fabricated by
French craftsmen.
- To protect them from barnacles and other
kinds of bio-fouling, the
ships in which Columbus sailed to the Americas were
fitted with copper skins below the water line.
- Tools made from copper or copper alloys will
not cause a spark, and thus are used wherever there may be a
danger of
explosion.
- It is estimated that about
80% of the copper we
have ever produced is still in use. It will
continue to be recycled over and over again without any effect on
its properties.
See GC2XAY2 - Hydrogen, for an explanation
about this series of caches.
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