Period Number of Calcium ☢️ (Ca) rev. 2022 ☢️ (& Location, Uses …

All atoms have a period number assigned, even Calcium. Ok but how do we know what is the period name for an atom of Ca?

If we know the symbol, let's say Ca, we may then open any periodic table and search for Calcium. Any decent periodic table should have the period numbers when you scroll left starting from the element you found.

In the case of Calcium the period number is 4. There is a lot of cool stuff about Calcium that people simply don't know. Let me show you...

Calcium Overview

Ca Period Number

4 (Period Number)
2 (Group Number)

Atomic Number

20

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

40,078

Learn more about the atomic mass.

Discovery

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

State at 20 °C

Solid

Description

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

Atomic Symbol

Ca

Name Origin

Latin: calx, calcis (lime).

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.

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.

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

Video

Are you having trouble understanding the basics of atomic elements? This video will walk you through:

• 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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