Part one of term paper
Copper comes from a Latin term cyprium (after the island of Cyprus) meaning "the metal of Cyprus." Copper dates back to prehistoric times but has been mined for 5000 years, however it's exact discoverer is unknown. Cu is Copper's chemical symbol. It contains 29 protons/electrons (atomic number) and 35 neutrons. It's atomic weight is 65.39 ...

Part two of term paper
... and bronze, long used, are still very important; all American coins are now copper alloys; gun metals also contain copper. The most important compounds are the oxide and the sulfate, blue vitrol; copper compounds such as Fehling's solution are widely used in analytical chemistry in tests for sugar. Copper's melting point is 1803 *C, boiling is 2567 *C, and density is 8.96 g/cm3. A few other statistics are: Valence States 2,1, it's magnetic state is diamagnetic, its heat of fusion is 134 J/g. ...