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Serhud [2]
2 years ago
10

Why is calcium (Ca) in group 2, period 4 on the periodic table?

Biology
1 answer:
Brums [2.3K]2 years ago
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Answer:

Calcium is a silvery-white, soft metal that tarnishes rapidly in air and reacts with water. Calcium metal is used as a reducing agent in preparing other metals such as thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for aluminium, beryllium, copper, lead and magnesium alloys. Calcium is essential to all living things, particularly for the growth of healthy teeth and bones. Calcium phosphate is the main component of bone. The average human contains about 1 kilogram of calcium.

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