1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
1.2 Group Number
1.6 Period Number
1.9 Block
1.10 Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Transition Metal
1.11 CAS Number
74407027440188
7429905
54386242
2.5 Space Group Name
2.6 Space Group Number
3 Facts
3.1 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.
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
3.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
Karl Ernst Claus
3.3.2 Discovery
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-3 %4 * 10-7 %
5E-09
0.11
3.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~0.007 %~0.0000005 %
1E-08
0.1
3.4.5 Abundance In Meteorites
3.4.7 Abundance In Earth's Crust
3.4.9 Abundance In Oceans
4.2.4 Abundance In Humans
5 Uses
5.1 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 used for producing chip resistors and contact.
- Ruthenium oxide is used to coat the anodes cells for chlorine production in chemical industry. It also works as catalysts for ammonia and acetic acid reaction.
5.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
5.1.2 Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry
Medical Research
5.1.3 Other Uses
5.2 Biological Properties
5.2.1 Toxicity
5.2.2 Present in Human Body
5.2.3 In Blood
60.50 Blood/mg dm-3NA
0
1970
6.1.1 In Bone
170,000.00 p.p.m.NA
0
170000
7 Physical
7.1 Melting Point
839.00 °C2,250.00 °C
27
3410
7.3 Boiling Point
1,484.00 °C3,900.00 °C
147
5660
7.6 Appearance
7.6.1 Physical State
7.6.2 Color
7.6.3 Luster
7.7 Hardness
7.7.1 Mohs Hardness
7.7.3 Brinell Hardness
170.00 MPa2,160.00 MPa
0.14
3490
7.8.1 Vickers Hardness
7.10 Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s5,970.00 m/s
818
16200
7.12 Optical Properties
7.12.1 Refractive Index
8.2.2 Reflectivity
8.4 Allotropes
8.4.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8.4.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8.4.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
9 Chemical
9.1 Chemical Formula
9.2 Isotopes
9.2.1 Known Isotopes
9.3 Electronegativity
9.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
9.3.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
9.3.5 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
9.3.7 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
9.4.2 Allen Electronegativity
9.6 Electropositivity
9.6.1 Pauling Electropositivity
9.7 Ionization Energies
9.7.1 1st Energy Level
589.80 kJ/mol710.20 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
9.7.3 2nd Energy Level
1,145.40 kJ/mol710.22 kJ/mol
710.2162
28750
9.7.5 3rd Energy Level
4,912.40 kJ/mol2,747.00 kJ/mol
1600
34230
9.7.7 4th Energy Level
6,491.00 kJ/molNA
2780
37066
9.7.9 5th Energy Level
8,153.00 kJ/molNA
4305.2
97510
9.7.11 6th Energy Level
10,496.00 kJ/molNA
5715.8
105800
9.7.13 7th Energy level
12,270.00 kJ/molNA
7226.8
114300
9.7.15 8th Energy Level
14,206.00 kJ/molNA
8857.4
125300
9.7.17 9th Energy Level
18,191.00 kJ/molNA
14110
134700
9.7.19 10th Energy Level
20,385.00 kJ/molNA
17100
144300
9.7.21 11th Energy Level
57,110.00 kJ/molNA
19900
169988
9.7.23 12th Energy Level
63,410.00 kJ/molNA
22219
189368
9.7.25 13th Energy Level
70,110.00 kJ/molNA
26930
76015
9.7.27 14th Energy Level
78,890.00 kJ/molNA
29196
86450
9.7.29 15th Energy Level
86,310.00 kJ/molNA
41987
97510
9.7.32 16th Energy Level
94,000.00 kJ/molNA
47206
109480
9.7.35 17th Energy Level
104,900.00 kJ/molNA
52737
122200
9.7.38 18th Energy Level
111,711.00 kJ/molNA
58570
134810
9.7.42 19th Energy Level
9.7.45 20th Energy Level
9.7.48 21st Energy Level
9.8.1 22nd Energy Level
9.9.1 23rd Energy Level
10.1.1 24th Energy Level
10.4.2 25th Energy Level
10.4.4 26th Energy Level
10.4.6 27th Energy Level
10.5.2 28th Energy Level
10.5.5 29th Energy Level
10.6.1 30th Energy Level
10.8 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.75 g/amp-hr1.26 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
10.12 Electron Work Function
11.2 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
12 Atomic
12.1 Atomic Number
12.4 Electron Configuration
12.5 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
12.5.1 Crystal Lattice
12.6 Atom
12.6.1 Number of Protons
12.8.2 Number of Neutrons
12.8.5 Number of Electrons
13.2 Radius of an Atom
13.2.1 Atomic Radius
197.00 pm134.00 pm
112
265
13.2.5 Covalent Radius
176.00 pm146.00 pm
96
260
13.3.3 Van der Waals Radius
231.00 pm200.00 pm
139
348
13.4 Atomic Weight
40.08 amu101.07 amu
6.94
294
13.5 Atomic Volume
29.90 cm3/mol8.30 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
14.3 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
14.3.1 Previous Element
14.3.2 Next Element
14.4 Valence Electron Potential
29.00 (-eV)64.00 (-eV)
8
392.42
14.6 Lattice Constant
558.84 pm270.59 pm
228.58
891.25
14.8 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
14.9 Lattice C/A Ratio
15 Mechanical
15.1 Density
15.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
1.55 g/cm312.45 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
15.2.1 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.38 g/cm310.65 g/cm3
0.512
20
15.4 Tensile Strength
15.5 Viscosity
15.6 Vapor Pressure
15.6.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
25.50 (Pa)NA
2.47E-11
121
15.6.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
15.8 Elasticity properties
15.8.1 Shear Modulus
7.40 GPa173.00 GPa
1.3
222
15.8.2 Bulk Modulus
17.00 GPa220.00 GPa
1.6
462
15.8.3 Young's Modulus
20.00 GPa447.00 GPa
1.7
528
15.9 Poisson Ratio
15.10 Other Mechanical Properties
16 Magnetic
16.1 Magnetic Characteristics
16.1.1 Specific Gravity
16.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
16.1.3 Permeability
16.1.4 Susceptibility
16.2 Electrical Properties
16.2.1 Electrical Property
16.2.2 Resistivity
33.60 nΩ·m71.00 nΩ·m
0.18
961
16.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.30 106/cm Ω0.14 106/cm Ω
0.00666
0.63
16.2.4 Electron Affinity
2.37 kJ/mol101.30 kJ/mol
0
222.8
17 Thermal
17.1 Specific Heat
0.63 J/(kg K)0.24 J/(kg K)
0.11
3.6
17.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.93 J/mol·K24.06 J/mol·K
16.443
62.7
17.3 Thermal Conductivity
201.00 W/m·K117.00 W/m·K
6.3
429
17.4 Critical Temperature
17.5 Thermal Expansion
22.30 µm/(m·K)6.40 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
17.6 Enthalpy
17.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
150.00 kJ/mol567.80 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
17.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
8.54 kJ/mol25.50 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
17.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
184.00 kJ/mol603.00 kJ/mol
61.5
837
17.7 Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K28.50 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1