copper

chemical element with symbol Cu and atomic number 29
Thing chemical_element Q753
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copper

Summary

copper is a chemical element[1]. copper ranks in the top 4% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • copper's instance of is recorded as chemical element[3].
  • copper's instance of is recorded as simple substance[4].
  • copper's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element[5].
  • Cyprus is named after copper[6].
  • copper is made of chalcopyrite[7].
  • copper is made of chalcocite[8].
  • copper is made of covellite[9].
  • copper is made of bornite[10].
  • copper is made of tetrahedrite-(Cu)[11].
  • copper is made of digenite[12].
  • copper is made of malachite[13].
  • copper is made of azurite[14].
  • copper is made of cuprite[15].
  • copper is made of chrysocolla[16].
  • copper is made of tennantite-(Cu)[17].
  • copper is made of dioptase[18].
  • copper is made of enargite[19].
  • copper's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Cu][20].
  • copper's element symbol is recorded as Cu[21].
  • copper's chemical formula is recorded as Cu[22].
  • copper is a type of medication[23].
  • copper is a type of metal[24].
  • copper is a type of d-block[25].
  • copper is part of copper proteins[26].
  • copper is part of period 4[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[3], simple substance[4], and chalcophile element[5]. Recorded subclass of include medication[23], metal[24], and d-block[25].

Origins

Cyprus is named after copper[6].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include ecological crop protection[28], copper conductor[29], and heat sink[30]. Part of include copper proteins[26], a group or class of proteins[31]; period 4[27], a period[32]; group 11[33], a group[34]; and transition metal[35].

Influence

Things named for copper include Chalcolithic[36], an archaeological period[37]; Vietnamese đồng[38], a currency[39], in Vietnam[40]; chalcopyrite[41], a mineral species[42]; copper[43], a color[44]; cuprite[45], a mineral species[46]; chalcanthite[47], a mineral species[48]; chalcocite[49], a mineral species[50]; and Santa Rita[51], a ghost town[52], in United States[53].

Why It Matters

copper ranks in the top 4% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month).[2] copper has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] copper is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for copper include Chalcolithic[36], an archaeological period[37]; Vietnamese đồng[38], a currency[39], in Vietnam[40]; chalcopyrite[41], a mineral species[42]; copper[43], a color[44]; cuprite[45], a mineral species[46]; and chalcanthite[47], a mineral species[48].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17h ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+135'}
    Sitelink count → 229
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'as', 'ast',
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+132'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 135 picometre, Add sourced P14936 element radius"
  2. 7d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8240
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  3. 10d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8240
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  4. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '+3'} +3
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  5. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electron configuration → [Ar] 4s¹ 3d¹⁰
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8000]]: [Ar] 4s¹ 3d¹⁰, add electron configuration from NIST ASD ground levels"
  6. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → medication, metal, d-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214503]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  7. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+7.72638'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+20.29239'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+36.841'}
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||3 */ [[Property:P2260]], import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  8. 27d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+3.0'}
    Standard molar entropy → {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+166.398'}, {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+41.62'}, {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+33.15'}
    Has characteristic → diamagnetism
    Standard enthalpy of formation → {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+337.4'}, {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+11.86'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13359931]], см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P356]]"
  9. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point group → cubic-hexoctahedral
    Standard enthalpy of formation → {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+337.4'}, {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+11.86'}
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  10. 4w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → medication, metal, d-block
    Part of → copper proteins, period 4, group 11 +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19588]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269683|batch #269683]]"
  11. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → medication, metal, d-block
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19588]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269657|batch #269657]]"
  12. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i113924
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078453
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  13. 6w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C3471
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  14. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+58100000.0'}
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.352'}
    Specific heat capacity → {'unit': 'Q3085309', 'amount': '+385.0'}
    Bulk modulus → {'unit': 'Q44395', 'amount': '+151394000000.0'}
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 4105681, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  15. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Vorwärts Kamenz
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  16. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 4642
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 4642, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167477216|COPPER (#167477216)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'n"
  17. 11w ago · Chalmd · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → fdd079dd-ee7e-4cf2-8889-cd73231346ce
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  18. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4Y83Qx, 15fZZa
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  19. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0006042-med
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → bakar-kemijski-element
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