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Elements Group 11, Copper family, coinage metals
All the elements of the group except roentgenium have
been known since prehistoric times, as all of them occur in
metallic form in nature and no extraction metallurgy is
necessary to produce them.
Like other groups, the members of this family show
patterns in electron configuration, especially in the
outermost shells, resulting in trends in chemical behavior,
although roentgenium is probably an exception:
These elements have low electrical resistivity so they
are used for wiring. Copper is the cheapest and most widely
used. Bond wires for integrated circuits are usually gold.
Silver and silver-plated copper wiring are found in some
special applications.
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