what is calcium?
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Calcium is a chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. As an alkaline earth metal, calcium is a reactive metal that forms a dark oxide-nitride layer when exposed to air. Its physical and chemical properties are most similar to its heavier homologues strontium and barium࿐.
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Cᴀʟᴄɪᴜᴍ ɪs ᴀ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sʏᴍʙᴏʟ Cᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴛᴏᴍɪᴄ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ 20. As ᴀɴ ᴀʟᴋᴀʟɪɴᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ, ᴄᴀʟᴄɪᴜᴍ ɪs ᴀ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴏʀᴍs ᴀ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴏxɪᴅᴇ-ɴɪᴛʀɪᴅᴇ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴇxᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɪʀ. Iᴛs ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀᴛɪᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛs ʜᴇᴀᴠɪᴇʀ ʜᴏᴍᴏʟᴏɢᴜᴇs sᴛʀᴏɴᴛɪᴜᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀʀɪᴜᴍ.
Sʏᴍʙᴏʟ: Cᴀ
Aᴛᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴍᴀss: 40.078 ᴜ
Aᴛᴏᴍɪᴄ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ: 20
Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴғɪɢᴜʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: [Aʀ] 4s²
Vᴀɴ ᴅᴇʀ Wᴀᴀʟs ʀᴀᴅɪᴜs: 231 ᴘᴍ
Mᴇʟᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ: 842 °C
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