Chemistry and related sciences

ELEMENT 29, COPPER

 What I especially want to emphasize are any superlatives of the
elements, i.e. , the chemical properties and the nuclear properties,
each element has which are unique, aside from the fact of the
uniqueness of atomic number. Please point out any superlatives which I
have overlooked. There are mistakes in these descriptions please notify
me of the mistakes.

Element 29, copper, Cu, is a reddish metal, malleable and extremely
ductile, with high thermal and electrical conductivity.  Copper’s high
electrical conductivity is its most important property and important
use. Only silver has a greater volumetric conductivity than copper, and
on a relative basis in which silver is rated at 100 then copper is 94,
aluminum 57, and iron at 16. Mixed valence copper oxides are
superconductive at 125K which is within the range of liquid nitrogen
cooling of 90K. Copper is biologically essential that is present in
various metalloproteins required for the survival of plants and animals.

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