Element – 29: Copper (Cu) | āĻŽā§ŒāϞ – ⧍⧝: āϤāĻžāĻŽ (Cu)


Element – 29: Copper (Cu) | āĻŽā§ŒāϞ – ⧍⧝: āϤāĻžāĻŽ (Cu)



  • Element / āĻŽā§ŒāϞ: Copper (Cu) / āϤāĻžāĻŽ (Cu)

  • Atomic Number / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: 29 / ⧍⧝

  • Nature / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ: Metal / āϧāĻžāϤ⧁



Note: Copper is a metal that conducts electricity and is widely used in electrical wires.
(āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϟāĻž āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āĻ­āĻžāϞāĻĻ⧰⧇ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āϕ⧰⧇ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāρ⧰āϤ āĻŦāĻšā§āϞāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


Points / āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš



  • Reddish-brown metal / ā§°āĻ™āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁

  • Good conductor of electricity / āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤ⧰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ•

  • Good conductor of heat / āϤāĻžāĻĒā§° āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ•

  • Used in electrical wiring / āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāρ⧰āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in utensils / āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ-āĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ


  • Used in electronics / āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ




Atomic Structure / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁⧰ āĻ—āĻ āύ



  • Protons / āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ: 29 (⧍⧝)

  • Electrons / āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ: 29 (⧍⧝)


Why is Copper Important ? / āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ ?



  • Used in electrical wiring / āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāρ⧰āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in utensils / āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ-āĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in electronics / āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύāĻŋāĻ• āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ


Fact / āϤāĻĨā§āϝ: Copper is an excellent conductor of electricity, making it one of the most important metals in electrical wiring. (āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤ⧰ āĻāĻ• āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ•, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāρ⧰ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻžāϤ āχ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāϤāĻŽ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤)


MCQs


1. What is the atomic number of Copper (Cu)? / āϤāĻžāĻŽ (Cu)-ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ?
A) 28 B) 30 C) 29 D) 31
Answer / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) 29


Explanation: Copper has 29 protons, so its atomic number is 29. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻŽā§° ⧍⧝āϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž ⧍⧝āĨ¤


2. Copper is a ________. / āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϟāĻž ________āĨ¤
A) Non-metal B) Gas C) Metal D) Liquid
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Metal (āϧāĻžāϤ⧁)
Explanation: Copper is a reddish-brown metal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϟāĻž ā§°āĻ™āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤


3. Copper is an excellent conductor of ________. / āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ• ?
A) Light B) Sound C) Electricity D) Air
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Electricity (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž)
Explanation: Copper is widely used in electrical wires because it conducts electricity very well. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞāĻĻ⧰⧇ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āϕ⧰⧇, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāρ⧰āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


4. Which of the following is a common use of copper ? / āϤāĻžāĻŽā§° āĻāϟāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?
A) Clothing B) Paper C) Electrical wiring D) Plastic bottles
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Electrical wiring (āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāρ⧰)
Explanation: Copper is commonly used in electrical wiring due to its high conductivity. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻŽā§° āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāρ⧰āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


5. How many electrons are present in a neutral copper atom ? / āĻāϟāĻž āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?
A) 28 B) 29 C) 30 D) 31
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) 29
Explanation: A neutral copper atom has 29 electrons, equal to its protons. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϟāĻž āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ ⧍⧝āϟāĻž āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϝāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ⧰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤


6. Besides electricity, copper is also a good conductor of ________. / āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤ⧰ āωāĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ“ āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§°ā§‹ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ• ?
A) Plastic B) Water C) Heat D) Wood
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Heat (āϤāĻžāĻĒ)
Explanation: Copper conducts both heat and electricity efficiently. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻžāχ āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞāĻĻ⧰⧇ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤