Element â 29: Copper (Cu) | āĻŽā§āϞ â ⧍⧝: āϤāĻžāĻŽ (Cu)
Element – 29: Copper (Cu) | āĻŽā§āϞ – ⧍⧝: āϤāĻžāĻŽ (Cu)
- Element / āĻŽā§āϞ: Copper (Cu) / āϤāĻžāĻŽ (Cu)
- Atomic Number / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž: 29 / ⧍⧝
- Nature / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻŋ: Metal / āϧāĻžāϤā§
Note: Copper is a metal that conducts electricity and is widely used in electrical wires.
(āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻž āϧāĻžāϤ⧠āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻāĻžāϞāĻĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻŦāĻšā§āϞāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Points / āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϏāĻŽā§āĻš
- Reddish-brown metal / ā§°āĻāĻā§ā§ąāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āϧāĻžāϤā§
- Good conductor of electricity / āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§āϤ⧰ āĻāϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ
- Good conductor of heat / āϤāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻāϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ
- Used in electrical wiring / āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
- Used in utensils / āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ-āĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Used in electronics / āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āύāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§ā§°ā§ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Atomic Structure / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ā§° āĻāĻ āύ
- Protons / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύ: 29 (⧍⧝)
- Electrons / āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āύ: 29 (⧍⧝)
Why is Copper Important ? / āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ ?
- Used in electrical wiring / āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
- Used in utensils / āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ-āĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
- Used in electronics / āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āύāĻŋāĻ āϝāύā§āϤā§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§āϝā§āϤ⧰ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻā§āώā§āĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§° āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻžāϤ āĻ āĻ āύā§āϝāϤāĻŽ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϧāĻžāϤā§āĨ¤)
MCQs
1. What is the atomic number of Copper (Cu)? / āϤāĻžāĻŽ (Cu)-ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ?
A) 28 B) 30 C) 29 D) 31
Answer / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) 29
Explanation: Copper has 29 protons, so its atomic number is 29. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻŽā§° ⧍⧝āĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž ⧍⧝āĨ¤
2. Copper is a ________. / āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻž ________āĨ¤
A) Non-metal B) Gas C) Metal D) Liquid
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) Metal (āϧāĻžāϤā§)
Explanation: Copper is a reddish-brown metal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻž ā§°āĻāĻā§ā§ąāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āϧāĻžāϤā§āĨ¤
3. Copper is an excellent conductor of ________. / āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻā§āĻā§āώā§āĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ ?
A) Light B) Sound C) Electricity D) Air
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) Electricity (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§)
Explanation: Copper is widely used in electrical wires because it conducts electricity very well. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻ
āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞāĻĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻā§°ā§, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Which of the following is a common use of copper ? / āϤāĻžāĻŽā§° āĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
A) Clothing B) Paper C) Electrical wiring D) Plastic bottles
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) Electrical wiring (āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§°)
Explanation: Copper is commonly used in electrical wiring due to its high conductivity. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻŽā§° āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
5. How many electrons are present in a neutral copper atom ? / āĻāĻāĻž āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒā§āĻā§āώ āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
A) 28 B) 29 C) 30 D) 31
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) 29
Explanation: A neutral copper atom has 29 electrons, equal to its protons. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻž āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒā§āĻā§āώ āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϤ ⧍⧝āĻāĻž āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϝāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύ⧰ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤
6. Besides electricity, copper is also a good conductor of ________. / āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§āϤ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§°ā§ āĻāϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ ?
A) Plastic B) Water C) Heat D) Wood
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) Heat (āϤāĻžāĻĒ)
Explanation: Copper conducts both heat and electricity efficiently. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ
āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞāĻĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤