Position of copper in periodic table

Copper occupies the same family of the periodic table as silver and gold, since they each have one s-orbital electron on top of a filled electron shell which forms metallic bonds. This similarity in electron structure makes them similar in many characteristics. All have very high thermal and electrical conductivity, and all are malleable metals. Among pure metals at room temperature, copper has the second highest electrical and thermal conductivity, after silver.

Basic information about copper.

Name: Copper Symbol: Cu Atomic number: 29 Atomic weight: 63.546 (3) [see note r] Standard state: solid at 298 K CAS Registry ID: 7440-50-8

Group in periodic table: 11 Group name: Coinage metal Period in periodic table: 4 Block in periodic table: d-block Colour: copper, metallic Classification: Metallic