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What is made out of copper?
Copper is an element made up of copper atoms. so there is no such thing as what it is made up of it is just atoms
Why is copper used for drains?
One reason is because it resists corrosion and another reason is that it can easily be made into pipes for hot and cold water, oil, etc. However, compared to modern plastic materials, copper is much more expensive to use: its ore must first be mined, then the ore has to be smelted and refined into metal pipes, wires, etc. So nowadays, for drainpipes, plastic pipes are used instead of copper.
Why would copper be used for plumbing rather than iron?
Copper is relatively light weight, hard to crack, and solders beautifully when attaching fittings. Steel is heavier, and cannot be soldered, so all fitting are threaded. Both types of pipe material are getting fairly expensive, so many water pipes these days are made of polypropylene plastic. In fact, iron is only used for large size pipes . . . usually underground, but not always. Most modern underground pipes are made of PVC, or polyvinyl-chloride. ABS or acrylo-nitrile-butadiene-styrene is often used for non-pressure pipes like drainage pipes, for instance.
How dangerous is copper as a pipe for drinking?
Copper pipes are perfectly safe. If you were to consume too much copper you could then suffer from copper toxicity, however metallic copper is not very soluble in water, and you will not get any excessive amount being dissolved by using copper pipes. Also note that in very small amounts, copper is actually beneficial, since it is a necessary trace element. So copper pipes are good. Or what I was told is that the Romans drank out of copper pipes and they all went mad but that's what i heard.
Is there a difference in a hot and cold water plumbing pipe?
Hot water pipes are made of different material so that they can keep the water flowing through them at a hotter temperature. Hot water pipes are usually made of copper or some other heat conductive material, and cold pipes are usually made of plastic or other non conductive material.
What if copper runs out?
Copper is becoming hard to find and soon will be unable to use copper, so instead plastic should be used to make pipes, copper is very hard and strong this is why using them for pipes has been good and the discovery has been important, because copper is a good thermal, electrical conductor that is touth and can easily be joined. emma
Does lime water stick to copper pipes if so what is the fastest way to solve the problem?
it is poo
Is aluminium used for water pipes and electrical wires?
Aluminium is not used for water pipes. It's not as elastic as Copper. Because aluminium is less expensive than copper, it is sometimes used for electrical wiring, but, because it corrodes much more easily than copper, much more care has to be taken a) to protect it from the atmosphere and b) to make connections that will be remain reliable over a long period of time. Overall, aluminium wire is not as easy to install so, for general purposes, copper wire is better.
What is copper mad of?
Copper is an element so it is simply made of copper.
What mineral in one cent piece?
They used to be made ompletely of copper but that got too expensive (the copper ended up being worth more than the coin its self) so now it's a mix of copper and other metals.CorrectionNot minerals, but metals. US cents were made of pure copper until 1857. For a few years they were made of an alloy of copper and nickel but it was too difficult to strike using the primitive machinery of the time, so the mint switched to bronze (95% copper plus 5% tin and/or zinc) until mid-1982. Because copper became too expensive, the coin is now made of pure zinc with copper plating on the outside. The only exception to bronze composition was during WWII when cents were made of steel to free up copper for use in ammunition.
What element is use to make water pipes?
Pure copper is too soft to be any use so an alloy of copper and iron (or a similar metal) would be used.
Why are lightning conductors made of copper?
Copper is an excellent conductor of electricity, and so can safely conduct away the charge of a lighning bolt without heating up and creating a fire hazard. The only better conductor is silver, which is too expensive for such a use.
