Properties of Copper
Chemistry: AQA GCSE Higher, topic 10.1.11
Properties of Copper
Copper has some properties that give it many important uses:
Conducts electricity and heat well
Malleable
- Copper is malleable, meaning it can bend into a desired shape.
Unreactive
- No reaction happens when copper and water are combined. This means that copper has a long useful lifespan.
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Why do copper water pipes have a long useful lifespan?
Useful properties of copper
What would happen to water pipes made from a metal that reacts with water, unlike copper?