Calcium
Properties, & Compounds
calcium (Ca), chemical element, one of the alkaline-earth metals of Group 2 (IIa) of the periodic table. It is the most abundant metallic element in the human body and the fifth most abundant element in Earth’s crust.
atomic number | 20 |
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atomic weight | 40.078 |
melting point | 842 °C (1,548 °F) |
boiling point | 1,484 °C (2,703 °F) |
specific gravity | 1.55 (20 °C, or 68 °F) |
oxidation state | +2 |
electron configuration | 1s22s22p63s23p64s2 |
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