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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ca
Cu
1.2 Group Number
211
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
44
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.5 Block
s block
d block
1.6 Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Transition Metal
1.7 CAS Number
74407027440508
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.10 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Fm_ 3m
1.11 Space Group Number
225.00225.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
Unknown
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1808
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-3 %6 * 10-6 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.5.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.007 %~0.00007 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.5.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.10 %0.01 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.5.5 Abundance In Earth's Crust
5.00 %0.01 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.5.7 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.6.1 Abundance In Humans
1.40 %0.00 %
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • It is used as a reducing agent while preparing metals like thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for metals such as aluminum, copper & lead.
  • Calcium carbonate or lime stone is used in cement.
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
60.50 Blood/mg dm-31.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
4.1.2 In Bone
170,000.00 p.p.m.26.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
839.00 °C1,084.62 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
5.2 Boiling Point
1,484.00 °C2,562.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
5.4 Appearance
5.4.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.4.2 Color
Gray
Copper
5.4.3 Luster
NA
NA
5.5 Hardness
5.5.1 Mohs Hardness
1.753.00
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
5.5.3 Brinell Hardness
170.00 MPa235.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
5.5.5 Vickers Hardness
NA343.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
5.6 Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s3,810.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
6.2 Optical Properties
6.2.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
6.3.1 Reflectivity
NA90.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
6.4 Allotropes
6.4.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.4.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.4.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7 Chemical
7.1 Chemical Formula
Ca
Cu
7.3 Isotopes
7.3.1 Known Isotopes
1929
Tennessine Metal
0 38
7.4 Electronegativity
7.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.001.90
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
7.5.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
0.951.98
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
7.6.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.041.75
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
7.7.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.081.49
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
7.7.3 Allen Electronegativity
1.031.85
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
7.8 Electropositivity
7.8.1 Pauling Electropositivity
3.002.10
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
7.9 Ionization Energies
7.9.1 1st Energy Level
589.80 kJ/mol745.50 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
7.9.2 2nd Energy Level
1,145.40 kJ/mol1,957.90 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
7.10.1 3rd Energy Level
4,912.40 kJ/mol3,555.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
7.10.2 4th Energy Level
6,491.00 kJ/mol5,536.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
7.10.3 5th Energy Level
8,153.00 kJ/mol7,700.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
7.10.4 6th Energy Level
10,496.00 kJ/mol9,900.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
7.10.5 7th Energy level
12,270.00 kJ/mol13,400.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
7.10.6 8th Energy Level
14,206.00 kJ/mol16,000.00 kJ/mol
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
7.10.7 9th Energy Level
18,191.00 kJ/mol19,200.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
7.10.8 10th Energy Level
20,385.00 kJ/mol22,400.00 kJ/mol
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
7.10.9 11th Energy Level
57,110.00 kJ/mol25,600.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
7.10.10 12th Energy Level
63,410.00 kJ/mol35,600.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
7.10.11 13th Energy Level
70,110.00 kJ/mol38,700.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
7.10.12 14th Energy Level
78,890.00 kJ/mol42,000.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
7.10.13 15th Energy Level
86,310.00 kJ/mol46,700.00 kJ/mol
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
7.10.14 16th Energy Level
94,000.00 kJ/mol50,200.00 kJ/mol
Iron Metal
47206 109480
7.10.15 17th Energy Level
104,900.00 kJ/mol53,700.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
7.10.16 18th Energy Level
111,711.00 kJ/mol61,100.00 kJ/mol
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
7.10.17 19th Energy Level
NA64,702.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
64702 148700
7.10.18 20th Energy Level
NA163,700.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
7.10.19 21st Energy Level
NA174,100.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
7.10.20 22nd Energy Level
NA184,900.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
7.10.21 23rd Energy Level
NA198,800.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
7.10.22 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
7.10.23 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
7.10.24 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
7.10.25 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
7.10.26 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
7.10.27 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
7.10.28 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
7.11 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.75 g/amp-hr1.19 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
7.12 Electron Work Function
2.87 eV4.65 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
7.13 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
8 Atomic
8.1 Atomic Number
2029
Lithium Metal
3 117
8.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 4s2
[Ar] 3d10 4s1
8.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
8.3.1 Crystal Lattice
8.4 Atom
8.4.1 Number of Protons
2029
Lithium Metal
3 117
8.4.2 Number of Neutrons
2035
Lithium Metal
4 184
8.4.3 Number of Electrons
2029
Lithium Metal
3 117
8.5 Radius of an Atom
8.5.1 Atomic Radius
197.00 pm128.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
8.5.2 Covalent Radius
176.00 pm132.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
8.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
231.00 pm140.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
8.6 Atomic Weight
40.08 amu63.55 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
8.7 Atomic Volume
29.90 cm3/mol7.10 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
8.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
8.8.1 Previous Element
8.8.2 Next Element
8.9 Valence Electron Potential
29.00 (-eV)34.00 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
8.10 Lattice Constant
558.84 pm361.49 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
8.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
8.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
9 Mechanical
9.1 Density
9.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
1.55 g/cm38.96 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
9.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.38 g/cm38.02 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
9.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
9.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
9.4 Vapor Pressure
9.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
25.50 (Pa)1.53 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
9.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
9.5 Elasticity properties
9.5.1 Shear Modulus
7.40 GPa48.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
9.5.2 Bulk Modulus
17.00 GPa140.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
9.5.3 Young's Modulus
20.00 GPa120.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
9.6 Poisson Ratio
0.310.34
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
9.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
10 Magnetic
10.1 Magnetic Characteristics
10.1.1 Specific Gravity
4.588.89
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
10.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Diamagnetic
10.1.3 Permeability
NA1.256629 * 10-6 H/m
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
10.1.4 Susceptibility
NA-9.63 * 10-6
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
10.2 Electrical Properties
10.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
10.2.2 Resistivity
33.60 nΩ·m16.78 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
10.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.30 106/cm Ω0.60 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
10.2.4 Electron Affinity
2.37 kJ/mol222.80 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
11 Thermal
11.1 Specific Heat
0.63 J/(kg K)0.38 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
11.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.93 J/mol·K24.44 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
11.3 Thermal Conductivity
201.00 W/m·K401.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
11.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
11.5 Thermal Expansion
22.30 µm/(m·K)16.50 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
11.6 Enthalpy
11.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
150.00 kJ/mol283.70 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
11.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
8.54 kJ/mol7.11 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
11.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
184.00 kJ/mol338.90 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
11.7 Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K33.20 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1