Home

Transition Metals + -

Actinide Metals + -

Lanthanide Metals + -

Post-Transition Metals + -

Alkaline Earth Metals + -

Compare Metals


Facts About Calcium and Copper


Facts About Copper and Calcium


Facts

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.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1808   
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-3 %   
3
6 * 10-6 %   
12

Abundance In Sun
~0.007 %   
4
~0.00007 %   
12

Abundance In Meteorites
1.10 %   
4
0.01 %   
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
5.00 %   
3
0.01 %   
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
5
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
1.40 %   
1
0.00 %   
9

Uses >>
<< Periodic Table

Compare All Metals

All Metals

All Metals


Compare All Metals