Publisher: Monomoy Reginal High School 

Teacher: Beth Dietz 

Class: Honors Chemistry 

Block: A 

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                    Periodic Table Info 

Period: 4 Group: 2 

Family: Alkaline Earth Metals 

Symbol: Ca  

Atomic number: 20

Atomic mass: 40.078

isotopes: 24/6 naturally occurring 

                        Physical properties 

Boiling point: 2,703*F 

Melting point: 1,548*F 

Density: 1.54 g/cm^3

state at room temp: solid (68*F)

Isolated in 1808 by an English man Humphry Davy through the electrolysis of a mixture of lime (CaO) and mercuric oxide (HgO)

All elements are named bases on Latin words.

Latin word calx or calcis meaning "lime."

Calcium can be used in chemical processes to refine thorium, uranium, and zirconium. It can also be used to remove oxygen, sulfur, and carbon from certain alloys.