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There was a gold rush, not a copper rush, for one. Also, our nation onced had a gold standard, not a copper standard, for gold is much more valuable. In the old days, scientists tried everything that they could think of to turn rocks and such into gold for a reason, and that reason was the fact that gold in any amount, was worth a fortune! Plus, you never hear of 24 karot copper jewelry, do you? Copper is for wiring and such, as gold is too good of a metal for that.
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∙ 12y agoGold is NOT a better conductor than copper. Copper is better than gold because it has a lower resistance. However, copper forms an oxide layer in atmospheric conditions, which interferes with the flow of electrons, whereas gold doesn't, meaning it gives far better surface contact thus allowing the electrons to flow much more easily. This is why manufacturers use gold in areas where surface contact is critical such as CPU pins. However, with regular conductors and printed circuit boards it is better to use copper due to its lower resistance and expense.
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∙ 11y agoCopper would defiinately be harder that gold, because gold is a malleable and ductile metal that you can bend in any shape or size. However,due to this is why the value of gold is greater than copper, because gold is able to be fixed more easily into beautiful shapes that copper.
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∙ 8y agoBecause it is.
Copper is useful for a lot of reasons: it's sort of pretty, it conducts electricity really well (about the only thing that does it better is silver, which is even more expensive), it's reasonably strong, it conducts heat pretty well, and it has a number of alloys which also have valuable properties.
Copper is not exactly rare, which is why it's not brutally expensive, but it's rare enough that it does have a not insignificant cost. And purifying anything costs money, so pure copper costs more than "copper plus some other junk we didn't bother to separate out".
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∙ 15y agoBecause copper is rarer than iron and iron uses and easier extracting method.
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∙ 8y agoCopper is a rare element. China is famous for copper.
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∙ 8y agoThe price of copper is now (December 2015) approx. 2,13 $/pound; expensive or cheap is a relative notion.
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∙ 11y agoi think is gold because it worth more
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Why can iron be used to get copper sulfate solution?
Because iron is a more reactive metal than copper.
Why some countries concentrate on recycling copper more than recycling iron?
Copper is more valuable than iron, so some countries focus on recycling more of it.
Which is worth more steel or copper?
Copper is much more expensive than most steel.
Why colour of copper sulphate solution changes to light green when iron filings are added?
When an iron nail is dipped in the copper sulfate solution then iron displaces copper from the copper sulfate because iron is more reactive than copper.
Why does the color of copper sulphate change when an iron nail dipped in it?
When an iron nail is placed in a copper sulphate solution, iron displaces copper from copper sulphate solution forming iron sulphate, which is green in colour.Therefore, the blue colour of copper sulphate solution fades and green colour appears.
Why is copper more expensive than gold?
You are wrong. Copper is NOT more expensive than gold.
Why copper cannot displace iron from iron sulphate solution?
Iron is more reactive than copper. In other words, compared to copper, iron is more stable in a compound while copper is more stable as a pure element than iron is.
Why is iron able to replace copper in copper sulfate?
Iron is more reactive than copper.
Why can iron be used to get copper from copper sulfate solution?
Iron is more reactive than copper
Why can iron be used used to get copper from copper sulfate solution?
Iron is more reactive than copper
What doesn't react with iron sulphate but deposits copper in copper sulphate?
Iron is more reactive than copper.
Why is gold more expensive than iron?
gold is more expensive than iron simply because iron is more common and gold is also a purer metal
Why is copper more useful than iron for building?
Copper is more malleable and can be formed easier. However, it is much softer than iron and doesn't carry weight well. Copper is more corrosion resistant than iron is and oxidizes very slowly.
How can an iron knife electroplated with copper?
Iron is more reactive than copper and can displace copper from solutions; copper is deposited on the knife surface.
Why can iron be used to get copper sulfate solution?
Because iron is a more reactive metal than copper.
Is the density of copper more than iron?
Copper has a density of 8.9 g/cm3 while iron has a density of 7.9 g/cm3. Therefore copper is denser than iron.
why were iron tools more difficult to obtain than copper ones ?
Copper melts at a lower temperature than iron. Therefore, in order to remove it from the ore in which it is found, and in order to work it, a hotter fire is needed to for iron than for copper. Making a fire hot enough to extract and work iron is more difficult, so iron tools were more difficult to obtain than copper tools.
