calcium
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calcium
Summary
calcium is a chemical element[1]. calcium draws 133 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #50 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- calcium is credited with the discovery of Humphry Davy[3].
- calcium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
- calcium's instance of is recorded as lithophile[5].
- calcium's instance of is recorded as active metal[6].
- lime is named after calcium[7].
- calcium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Ca][8].
- calcium's element symbol is recorded as Ca[9].
- calcium's chemical formula is recorded as Ca[10].
- calcium is a type of alkaline earth metal[11].
- calcium is a type of light metal[12].
- calcium is a type of s-block[13].
- calcium is part of period 4[14].
- calcium is part of alkaline earth metal[15].
- calcium is used for essential medicine[16].
- calcium's Commons category is recorded as Calcium[17].
- calcium's Unicode character is recorded as 鈣[18].
- calcium's crystal system is recorded as face-centered cubic[19].
- calcium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1808[20].
- calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Foeniculum vulgare[21].
- calcium's found in taxon is recorded as cacao[22].
- calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Chlorella pyrenoidosa[23].
- calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Chlorella vulgaris[24].
- calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Auxenochlorella pyrenoidosa[25].
- calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Euphorbia lancifolia[26].
- calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa tomentosa[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[4], lithophile[5], and active metal[6]. Recorded subclass of include alkaline earth metal[11], light metal[12], and s-block[13].
Origins
lime is named after calcium[7].
Use and Application
calcium is used for essential medicine[16]. Part of include period 4[14], a period[28] and alkaline earth metal[15], a group[29].
Influence
Things named for calcium include cavansite[30], a mineral species[31]; calclacite[32], a mineral species[33]; Calcium[34], a census-designated place in the United States[35], in United States[36]; canasite[37], a mineral species[38]; barytocalcite[39], a mineral species[40]; gismondine-Ca[41], a mineral species[42]; cafarsite[43], a mineral species[44]; and chlorocalcite[45], a mineral species[46].
Why It Matters
calcium draws 133 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #50 of 144).[2] calcium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] calcium is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for calcium include cavansite[30], a mineral species[31]; calclacite[32], a mineral species[33]; Calcium[34], a census-designated place in the United States[35], in United States[36]; canasite[37], a mineral species[38]; barytocalcite[39], a mineral species[40]; and gismondine-Ca[41], a mineral species[42].