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29Cu63.546

Copper

Transition metalsBlock dPeriod 4Group 11solid at 20 °C
Configuration :
[Ar] 3d¹⁰ 4s¹
Atomic mass :
63.546 u
French :
Cuivre
Latin :
Cuprum
3D Bohr-model representation of the Copper atom (symbol Cu, atomic number Z=29). Electron shell configuration: 2, 8, 18, 1 electrons.
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Electron configuration

Full1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s¹
Short[Ar] 3d¹⁰ 4s¹
Valence electrons11
KLMNOPQ shells
K2
L8
M18
N1

Electronegativity

Pauling1.9
Allen1.85
Mulliken (eV)

Atomic radii

Empirical135 pm
Calculated145 pm
Covalent132 pm
Van der Waals140 pm
Ionic radii (Shannon-Prewitt)
+177 pm
+273 pm

Successive ionisation energies

I₁745.5 kJ/mol
I₂1957.9 kJ/mol
I₃3555 kJ/mol
I₄5536 kJ/mol
I₅7700 kJ/mol
Electron affinity118.4 kJ/mol

Oxidation states

-20+1+2+3+4
Bold states = most common.
Period 4Block dIUPAC Group 11Family Transition metals
Sources : NIST Atomic Weights & Isotopic Compositions, IUPAC Recommendations, CODATA. Methodology