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Ca


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Ca, 20
calcium (English)
calcium, m. (French)
Calcium, n. (German)
kal'tsij (Russian)
calcio??? (Spanish)
kalcium (Swedish)


Symbol, numberCa, 20 (alkaline earth metal), Group: 2; 2A
Weight40.078
In Nature
Discovered1808, by Sir Humphry Davy (England)
Density  [kg/m3]1550 [293 K] (solid)   1365 [1112 K] (liquid)   
Molar volume25.86 cm3
Melting Temperature1112 K   (839 °C)   Enthalpy: 149.95 kJ/mol
Boiling Temperature1757 K   (1484 °C)   Enthalpy: 9.33 kJ/mol
Electrical resistance3.43E-8 [293 K] Wm
ThermalConductivity: 200 [300 K] W/Km     Expansion: 22E-6 /K
Configuration1s2 2s2p6 3s2p6 4s2
Ionisation [kJ/mol]
  M-->  M+--> M2+--> M3+--> M4+--> M5+--> M6+--> M7+--> M8+--> M9+-->M10+
Thermodynamics
State Df Df CpH 298.15-H°0
[kJ/mol] [J/Kmol] [kJ/mol]
Isotopes
Mass In nature Half-life Spin m/mN NMM Decay
Ca