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Copper
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,1
Electron Configuration [Ar] 3d10 4s1
Electronegativity 1.90
Enthalpy of Fusion 13.0 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 306.7 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 24.440 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 401 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 16.5 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering Diamagnetic
Electrical resistivity 16.78 Ω m
Speed of sound 3810 m s-1
Young's modulus 130 GPa
Shear modulus 3810 GPa
Bulk modulus 140 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.34
Mohs hardness 3.0
Vickers hardness 369 MPa
Brinell hardness 874 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 135 pm
Bohr Radius 145 pm
Covalent Radius 138 pm
Van der Waals 140 pm
Oxidation States
Main Cu+2
Other Cu-1, Cu0, Cu+1, Cu+3, Cu+4
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 745.4
M+ - M2+ 1958
M2+ - M3+ 3554
M3+ - M4+ 5326
M4+ - M5+ 7709
M5+ - M6+ 9940
M6+ - M7+ 13400
M7+ - M8+ 16000
M8+ - M9+ 19200
M9+ - M10+ 22400