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Compare Copper vs Manganese

Comparing Copper (Cu) and Manganese (Mn). Atomic numbers 29 and 25 with atomic masses 63.546 u and 54.938 u, classified as transition metal and transition metal. Below: a side-by-side comparison of their physical, atomic, electron-configuration and historical properties, including density, melting and boiling points, ionization energies, oxidation states and discovery history.

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Cu
Copper
#29
Mn
Manganese
#25

Periodic properties of the elements

CopperManganese
SymbolCuMn
Atomic number2925
Group117
Period44
Blockdd
Element categoryTransition MetalTransition Metal

Physical properties

CopperManganese
Phase at STPSolidSolid
Density8.96 g/cm37.21 g/cm3
Atomic weight63.5463 u54.938 u
Melting point1357.77 K
1084.62 °C
1984.316 °F		1519 K
1245.85 °C
2274.53 °F
Boiling point2835 K
2561.85 °C
4643.33 °F		2334 K
2060.85 °C
3741.53 °F

Atomic properties

CopperManganese
Electronegativity (Pauling Scale)1.91.55
Electron affinity119.235 kJ/mol-50 kJ/mol
Oxidation states−2, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4
(a mildly basic oxide)		−3, −2, −1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7
(depending on the oxidation state, an acidic, basic, or amphoteric oxide)
Ionization energies
  1. 745.5 kJ/mol
  2. 1957.9 kJ/mol
  3. 3555 kJ/mol
  4. 5536 kJ/mol
  5. 7700 kJ/mol
  6. 9900 kJ/mol
  7. 13400 kJ/mol
  8. 16000 kJ/mol
  9. 19200 kJ/mol
  10. 22400 kJ/mol
  11. 25600 kJ/mol
  12. 35600 kJ/mol
  13. 38700 kJ/mol
  14. 42000 kJ/mol
  15. 46700 kJ/mol
  16. 50200 kJ/mol
  17. 53700 kJ/mol
  18. 61100 kJ/mol
  19. 64702 kJ/mol
  20. 163700 kJ/mol
  21. 174100 kJ/mol
  22. 184900 kJ/mol
  23. 198800 kJ/mol
  24. 210500 kJ/mol
  25. 222700 kJ/mol
  26. 239100 kJ/mol
  27. 249660 kJ/mol
  28. 1067358 kJ/mol
  29. 1116105 kJ/mol
  1. 717.3 kJ/mol
  2. 1509 kJ/mol
  3. 3248 kJ/mol
  4. 4940 kJ/mol
  5. 6990 kJ/mol
  6. 9220 kJ/mol
  7. 11500 kJ/mol
  8. 18770 kJ/mol
  9. 21400 kJ/mol
  10. 23960 kJ/mol
  11. 27590 kJ/mol
  12. 30330 kJ/mol
  13. 33150 kJ/mol
  14. 38880 kJ/mol
  15. 41987 kJ/mol
  16. 109480 kJ/mol
  17. 118100 kJ/mol
  18. 127100 kJ/mol
  19. 138600 kJ/mol
  20. 148500 kJ/mol
  21. 158600 kJ/mol
  22. 172500 kJ/mol
  23. 181380 kJ/mol
  24. 785450 kJ/mol
  25. 827067 kJ/mol

Electron configuration

CopperManganese
Shorthand configuration[Ar] 3d10 4s1 [Ar] 3d5 4s2
Full configuration1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s1 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 4s2
Electrons per shell2, 8, 18, 12, 8, 13, 2

History

CopperManganese
DiscoveryMiddle East (9000 BC)Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1774)
First isolationJohann Gottlieb Gahn (1774)
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