Copper

Properties of copper atoms

The electron affinity of copper is 118.4  kJ mol^-1.

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of copper.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with copper in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Ar].3d¹⁰.4s¹
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.1
• Term symbol:   ²S_1/2

A schematic representation of the shell structure of copper - not what the atom of copper "looks like".

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