| I'm pretty sure you know what copper is.
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| | know any other metal.
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| After all, it's found in a lot of the
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| | Because of its malleability they simply
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| things we come across in our day-to-day
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| | hammered out the native ore into the
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| experiences.
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| | shapes they desired, usually containers.
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| Copper wires. Copper plumbing. Doorknobs.
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| | It was called "chalkos" in Greek times.
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| Sterling silver. Flatware (dining
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| | In Roman times the term was "Cyprium,"
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| utensils). Electromagnets;
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| | from which copper's symbol in the
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| electromagnetic motors; the steam engine;
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| | periodic table of elements is derived.
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| spare change (coins); brass musical
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| | So how is copper extracted from the
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| instruments; ceramic glazes; electrical
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| | earth's crust? Native copper is mineral
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| relays, busbars, and switches; mildew
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| | form, and they are found in ores, being
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| killer; vacuum tubes; cathode ray tubes;
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| | extracted from open-pit mines. The ores
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| spare change; and tons more.
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| | are extracted from a hard, igneous rock
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| Copper is also used as a biostatic liner
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| | containing crystals called porphyry. Even
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| in hospitals and ships. Bacteria and
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| | then, the amount of copper you can
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| living things will not grow on biostatic
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| | extract is as little as 0.4 to 1 percent.
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| surfaces. Doorknobs are made of copper in
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| | While copper is necessary for all higher
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| hospitals to help prevent disease
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| | plants and animals, it can be toxic if
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| transfer. Ships are lined with copper so
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| | found in exceedingly high amounts. It can
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| that barnacles and mussels will not cling
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| | lead to schizophrenia.
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| to its outside surfaces.
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| | There is an inherited illness that
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| Fun fact of the day: The Statue of
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| | retains copper called Wilson's disease,
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| Liberty contains 179,000 pounds of
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| | which prevents copper from being excreted
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| copper.
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| | into bile by the liver. If left
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| Rumor even has it that sucking on a
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| | untreated, the excess copper found in the
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| copper penny will let the breathalyzer
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| | body can lead to brain and liver damage.
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| test read 0.
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| | Copper is surely a valuable metal to all.
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| In fact, I bet copper has been ingrained
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| | In fact, there was even a group that was
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| in each of our minds because of the
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| | formed, with an aim to try and regulate
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| existence of Chemistry class in our high
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| | copper export, trying to gain the same
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| school curriculum.
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| | power that OPEC has.
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| Copper isn't always that red element with
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| | It did not succeed because America was
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| a bright lustre and shine you see almost
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| | never a member, it being the second
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| everywhere. Sometimes it comes in a blue
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| | largest producer of copper in the world
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| solution of copper ions. Sometimes it's
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| | today. It's largest copper mine can be
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| mixed in with other metals, such as
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| | found in the state of Utah.
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| otherwise pure bricks of gold, because
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| | So look around you for a while. Chances
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| gold is much too soft to keep in brick
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| | are, you can find a hint of copper. In
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| forms all by themselves.
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| | fact, there might be a copper wire poking
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| Copper has been used since the dawn of
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| | through from your CPU right now. Never
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| the most ancient civilizations. It may
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| | underestimate it, as surely the world
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| well be the oldest metal in use, being
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| | wouldn't be what it is today without
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| utilized by the people for over ten
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| | copper. Copper makes the world go round
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| thousand years. In fact, for five
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| | too.
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| millenia ancient civilizations did not
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