2022: Atomic Symbol for Calcium (& Cool facts: Sources, Color, Uses and more...)

Some atom symbols are easy to figure out, some are not...

The only sure thing is that every atom has a symbol. But what is the atom whose symbol is Ca?

The answer is Calcium (Ca). However there is a lot of stuff about Calcium that people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Calcium Overview

Atomic Symbol

Ca (Calcium)

Sources

Obtained from minerals like chalk, limestone & marble. Pure metal is produced by replacing the calcium in lime (calcium carbonate, CaCO3) with aluminium in hot, low pressure retorts.

Description

Fairly hard, silvery-white metal. Fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust (41,500 ppm). Occurs only in compounds.

Name Origin

Latin: calx, calcis (lime).

State at 20 °C

Solid

Uses

Used by many forms of life to make shells and bones. Virtually no use for the pure metal, however two of its compounds are, lime (CaO) and gypsum (CaSO4), are in great demand by a number of industries.

Discovery

Discovered By: Sir Humphrey Davy

Year: 1808

Location: England

Atomic Number

20

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

40,078

Learn more about the atomic mass.

Want to learn more details and data? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.

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