These are solid copper pieces traded in as money a long time ago.
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Apparently the reason that policeman are nickname "cops" because they wore copper buttons. |
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Yesterday, zinc and I visited the bronze garden. Today, tin and I made some brass instruments. Tomorrow, nitrogen and I are going to make copper nitride. |
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I am strong and easy to shape. I will sink in water because my density is 8.92.g/cc. I am combined with zinc to make bronze and tin to make brass. I am an excellent conductor and used in wires.
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Relationship: I am married to zinc to make bronze and brass. |
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Parent: I am an orphan. Ancient civilizations started using me for military. |
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network: metal |
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valence electrons: 1 electron |
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reactivity: I don't react with anyone. I just am mixed into alloys with zinc and tin. Address: I am in the transtion metals and I am number 29. |
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state of matter: I am found in a solid state. | |
Birthday: I don't know when my birthday, but I was discovered approxiametly 10,000 years ago. |
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Hometown: Nobody knows where I came from, but many civlizations started using me. |
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Group: I am a transtion metal. |
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I am orangy and golden with my boiling point being 2,567 dgrees Celsius. I am a very good conductor and used in wires. I am highly malleable and ductile. I become brittle near melting point. I am also found in coins and currencies all over the world like pennies. I make brass and bronze with my alloys. I have even been used in ancient weapons. |
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I am found and mined in the United States. |
I am mined in India. |
I am mined in Canada. |
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My Friends and I around the World |
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That is my friend zinc and I in some money. |
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My friends tin and zinc are in the brass music club with me. |
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I am a proud member of the transition metals.
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