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20 Ca 40.0784 u

Element 20 · Solid at room temperature

Calcium

Alkaline earth metals
Ca

Calcium is a chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20. Calcium is a soft gray alkaline earth metal, fifth-most-abundant element by mass in the Earth's crust. The ion Ca2+ is also the fifth-most-abundant dissolved ion in seawater by both molarity and mass, after sodium, chloride, magnesium, and sulfate.

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Atomic mass

40.0784u

Density

1.55g/cm³

Melts

1115 K

Boils

1757 K

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Calcium's family

Elements in the same column share their outer-electron count, so they behave alike.

What it becomes

Everyday compounds in our curated set that contain Calcium — the upward direction of the map: atom → molecule → stuff you know.

Source

Discovered by Humphry Davy.

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