Group Number of Calcium ☢️ (& Uses, Sources ... rev. 2022

As anyone would guess, every atom has a group name assigned, even Calcium. But how do we know what is the group name for an atom of Ca?

First of all, if we know the atom symbol (or name), let's say Ca, we can open any periodic table and search for Calcium. If the periodic table is complete just scroll up and read the number on the top (from 1 to 18).

In the case of Calcium the group number is 2. However there is a lot of funny facts about Calcium that most people don't know. Shall we have a look?

Calcium Overview

Calcium Group Number

2

Atomic Number

20

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

40,078

Learn more about the atomic mass.

Atomic Symbol

Ca

Name Origin

Latin: calx, calcis (lime).

Description

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

State at 20 °C

Solid

Discovery

Discovered By: Sir Humphrey Davy
Year: 1808
Location: England

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.

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.

Want to learn more details and data about Calcium (Ca)? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.

Video

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• What is an element
• What is a substance
• What Elements look like
• How a small number of atoms can be joined and form completely different substances

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