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The Significance of Copper: A Quiz on Properties, Uses, and History

Test your knowledge on the significance and applications of copper with this engaging quiz. Covering historical uses, scientific properties, and modern-day applications, this quiz provides a comprehensive look at one of humanity's essential metals.

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1 The Bible also refers to the importance of copper: "Men know how to mine silver and refine gold, to dig ________ from the earth and melt copper from stone" (Job.

2 There are two stable copper oxides, ________ (CuO) and copper(I) oxide (Cu2O).

3 A green layer of copper carbonate, called verdigris, can often be seen on old copper constructions, such as the ________.

4 The other 27 isotopes are ________ and do not occur naturally.

5 As a component in ceramic glazes, and to color ________.

6 It has excellent ________ and soldering properties and can also be welded, although best results are obtained with gas metal arc welding.

7 Coins in the following countries all contain copper: European Union (________),[43] United States,[43][44] United Kingdom (sterling),[45] Australia[46] and New Zealand.

8 [5] By 5000 BC, there are signs of copper smelting: the refining of copper from simple copper compounds such as malachite or ________.

9 As a biostatic surface in hospitals, and to line parts of ships to protect against ________ and mussels, originally used pure, but superseded by Muntz metal.

10 In 1801 Paul Revere established America's first copper rolling mill in ________.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Texas industrialist Jack Crichton was involved in the mining of gold, silver, nickel, copper, and zinc as well as the production of oil and natural gas.
  • the mosaic puffball mushroom (pictured) can bioaccumulate the trace metals copper and zinc.
  • the primary line constants describe characteristics of copper transmission lines.
  • the velvet belly lantern shark (pictured) has proteins in its liver that can detoxify heavy metals such as cadmium, copper, mercury, and zinc.
  • the nipples of the Ancient Greek statue Victorious Youth (pictured) were cast in copper to contrast with the bronze of the torso.
  • in 1909, the American Brass Company manufactured two-thirds of all the brass in the United States, consumed a third of all copper produced in the U.S., and was the largest fabricator of nonferrous metal in the world.
  • chalcocite, a profitable and desirable kind of copper ore, was particularly plentiful in the now-depleted copper mines of Cornwall, England and Bristol, Connecticut.
  • 64Cu-ATSM (diacetyl-bis(N4-methylthiosemicarbazone)), a chemical with a radioactive isotope of copper, has been shown to increase the survival time of tumor-bearing animals with no acute toxicity.
  • a Carley float was a liferaft fashioned from a large ring of copper tubing surrounded by cork and canvas.
  • neurologist Derek Denny-Brown introduced British anti-Lewisite as a treatment for the copper overload disorder Wilson's disease.
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