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cuprous

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cuprous (ky`prəs), copper copper, metallic chemical element; symbol Cu [Lat. cuprum=copper]; at. no. 29; at. wt. 63.546; m.p. 1,083.4°C;; b.p. 2,567°C;; sp. gr. 8.96 at 20°C;; valence +1 or +2. Copper and some of its alloys have been used by humanity since the Bronze Age .
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 in the +1 valence valence, combining capacity of an atom expressed as the number of single bonds the atom can form or the number of electrons an element gives up or accepts when reacting to form a compound.
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The tautly stretched and distorted contours suggest that some grotesque life form is about to burst out of its cuprous chrysalis and engulf the scrubbed, trim block of the renovated mess hall.
Under magnification, these altered surfaces do not exhibit the naturally occurring corrosion layers, such as red cuprous oxide and green, basic copper carbonate, that might be expected.
The red coloration observed with cross-polarized light microscopy is consistent with the properties of cuprous oxide [Cu.
 
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