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The 53 pages that link to Copper, each with the reason it gives.

• Thermal conductivityBroader topic: It is a familiar benchmark for heat-spreading components and conductors.

• Transition metalBroader topic: Copper's redox chemistry supports electron transfer in organisms and electrical conductivity in devices.

• Bronze sculptureNarrower topic: Copper is the principal metal in the bronze alloys used for sculpture.

• Flame testBroader topic: Its blue-green flame is a distinctive result among common flame-test samples.

• NickelCompared with: Copper was the metal miners sought in kupfernickel ore, but nickel is less conductive and more corrosion-resistant.

• GoldCompared with: Copper is abundant and widely used in wiring, while gold resists corrosion far better.

• Electrical resistivityBroader topic: Its low resistivity makes it a standard material for electrical wiring.

• BronzeRelated: Copper forms bronze’s base and supplies its characteristic color and workability.

• SilverCompared with: Copper is silver’s closest practical rival for electrical conductors because it is cheaper and nearly as conductive.

• AluminiumCompared with: Copper conducts electricity better, but aluminium offers lower mass and often lower cost per conductor.

• Skin effectBroader topic: Its conductivity gives practical skin-depth values used in wire and coil design.

• MetalBroader topic: Copper’s conductivity and workability make it a standard material for wiring and heat exchangers.

• Cubic crystal systemBroader topic: Copper exemplifies how a cubic structure occurs in a widely used metal.

• TyrosinaseRelated: Its changing oxidation state enables tyrosinase to activate oxygen and oxidize substrates.

• NorilskRelated: Copper is recovered alongside nickel in Norilsk’s mining and smelting operations.

• SkarnBroader topic: Copper skarns form important deposits where intrusive fluids transport and precipitate copper.

• AnnealingRelated: Annealing restores copper’s ductility after it has been hardened by deformation.

• Wilson's diseaseNarrower topic: Its necessary biological roles become toxic when copper accumulates beyond the body's handling capacity.

• BrassRelated: Copper is brass’s principal metal and gives the alloy much of its characteristic color and conductivity.

• ChalcopyriteRelated: Copper is the economically valuable metal contained in chalcopyrite.

• CloisonnéRelated: Copper is a common base for cloisonné because it can be formed and fired with enamel.

• MalachiteRelated: Copper supplies the metal ions that give malachite its characteristic green color.

• AzuriteNarrower topic: Copper supplies the metal ions that give azurite its composition and blue color.

• CopperbeltRelated: Copper gives the region its name and remains its defining mined commodity.

• d-blockBroader topic: Its conductivity makes copper a major example of d-block use in electrical systems.

• Metal (chemistry)Broader topic: Copper’s conductivity makes it a standard material for electrical wiring.

• Nearly-free-electron modelBroader topic: Its conduction electrons are often approximated as nearly free, though its filled d bands complicate the picture.

• ChuquicamataNarrower topic: The mine’s global significance comes from supplying this widely used metal.

• EngravingRelated: Its softness allows burins to cut fine, controllable lines.

• Magmatic sulfide depositRelated: Copper partitions into sulfide liquid and is commonly recovered from these ores.

• BusbarRelated: Copper busbars achieve high current capacity in compact spaces.

• Native copperNarrower topic: Native copper consists chiefly of this element in its uncombined metallic state.

• Copper(II) chlorideRelated: Copper supplies the +2 metal ion in the compound.

• Copper(II) oxideNarrower topic: CuO contains copper in the +2 oxidation state.

• DuraluminRelated: Copper enables the principal age-hardening response in traditional duralumin.

• Noble metalCompared with: Copper is less noble than gold and can corrode when coupled to it in an electrolyte.

• Sudbury BasinRelated: Copper occurs with nickel in the basin’s sulfide ore deposits.

• BorniteRelated: Copper is the principal economically valuable metal supplied by bornite.

• Copper(I) oxideRelated: Copper atoms form the cations in Cu₂O.

• Sheet metalRelated: Copper sheet is selected for conductivity, roofing, and architectural finishes.

• Menkes diseaseRelated: Its essential but unevenly available supply is central to Menkes disease.

• Power cableRelated: Copper is widely used for power-cable conductors because it conducts electricity efficiently.

• RoentgeniumCompared with: Copper is a stable, extensively studied group 11 metal, unlike roentgenium.

• ConstantanCompared with: Unlike copper, Constantan’s higher resistivity makes it useful for resistance elements.

• CupronickelRelated: It forms the majority of most cupronickel alloys and contributes conductivity and formability.

• Period 4 elementBroader topic: Its high electrical conductivity makes it central to wiring and electronics.

• WadōRelated: The reported discovery gave Wadō its name and supplied material for coinage.

• Colored goldRelated: Copper gives gold alloys their characteristic rose and red hues.

• Elemental materialsBroader topic: Its high electrical conductivity makes elemental copper a standard wiring material.

• HinokitiolRelated: Hinokitiol can bind copper as well as iron, giving it broader metal-ion interactions.