calcium carbonate
chemical compound
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Summary
calcium carbonate is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of type of chemical entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,450 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Canonical SMILES: C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Ca+2][3]
- Chemical formula: CaCO₃[4]
- Subclass of: calcium salt[5], carbonate salt[6]
- Has use: medication[7]
- Commons category: Calcium carbonate[8]
- Has part(s): calcium[9], oxygen[10], carbon[11]
- Crystal system: trigonal crystal system[12]
- Refractive index: 1.6[13]
- PKa: 9[14]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[15]
- Has effect: calcium carbonate exposure[16]
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID: 0090[17]
- Density: 2.7 gram per cubic centimetre[18], 2.95 gram per cubic centimetre[19]
- Mass: 99.947335 dalton[20]
- Decomposition point: 2442 degree Fahrenheit[21], 1517 degree Fahrenheit[22], 825 °C[23]
- Vapor pressure: 0 millimetre of mercury[24]
- Medical condition treated: duodenal ulcer[25], hematochezia[26], gastroesophageal reflux disease[27], gastric ulcer[28], heartburn[29], chronic renal insufficiency[30], indigestion[31], osteoporosis[32], peptic esophagitis[33], peptic ulcer disease[34]
- Solubility: 0.001 gram per 100 gram of solvent[35]
- Median lethal dose (LD50): 6450 milligram per kilogram[36]
Why It Matters
calcium carbonate has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]