| 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 |
|
| 135 pm | |
| 145 pm | |
| 138 pm | |
| 140 pm | |
Oxidation States |
|
| Cu+2 | |
| Cu-1, Cu0, Cu+1, Cu+3, Cu+4 | |
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) ![]() |
|
| 745.4 | |
| 1958 | |
| 3554 | |
| 5326 | |
| 7709 | |
| 9940 | |
| 13400 | |
| 16000 | |
| 19200 | |
| 22400 | |