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Calcium
| My Nucleus My nucleus has 20 protons and 20 neutrons. My atomic mass is 40.078.
| My Electrons I have 20 electrons, that fill up 4 orbitals. | My Properties classification- metal state at room temperature- solid group number- 2 period number- 4 group name- alkaline earth metals melting point- 1115 k boiling point- 1757 k | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| My Home I am the fifth most abundant element in the Earth's crust. but, even thought I am so abundant, I am never found free in nature. about 4.2 percent of the earth's crust is made of calcium. |  (above) metallic calcium | My Compounds Oxygen, Hydrogen, most of the Halogens... Hydrides- calcium (II) hydride Flourides- calcium (II) flouride Chlorides- calcium (II) chloride, calcium (II) chloride 6-water more compounds... | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| My Story Metallic calcium was isolated by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1808 when he mixed lime and mercuric oxide. Today, the demand for metallic calcium is not very high, so now calcium is used in vacuum tubes as a getter to remove trace of gases. | My Jobs My job in the world includes assisting in blood clotting, reducing osteoporosis, and giving people strength in their bones and teeth through milk...  | CALCIUM!!  |
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