calcium

Summary

calcium is a chemical element^[1]. calcium draws 2,661 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 part of period 4^[12].
• calcium is part of alkaline earth metal^[13].
• calcium is used for essential medicine^[14].
• calcium's Commons category is recorded as Calcium^[15].
• calcium's Unicode character is recorded as 鈣^[16].
• calcium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1808^[17].
• calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Foeniculum vulgare^[18].
• calcium's found in taxon is recorded as cacao^[19].
• calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Chlorella pyrenoidosa^[20].
• calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Chlorella vulgaris^[21].
• calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Auxenochlorella pyrenoidosa^[22].
• calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Euphorbia lancifolia^[23].
• calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa tomentosa^[24].
• calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa frutescens^[25].
• calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa leucantha^[26].
• calcium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa grandiflora^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[4], lithophile^[5], and active metal^[6]. calcium is a type of alkaline earth metal^[11].

Origins

lime is named after calcium^[7].

Use and Application

calcium is used for essential medicine^[14]. Part of include period 4^[12], a period^[28] and alkaline earth metal^[13], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for calcium include cavansite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; barytocalcite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; canasite^[34], a mineral species^[35]; Calcium^[36], a census-designated place in the United States^[37], in United States^[38]; calclacite^[39], a mineral species^[40]; cafarsite^[41], a mineral species^[42]; chlorocalcite^[43], a mineral species^[44]; and gismondine-Ca^[45], a mineral species^[46].

Why It Matters

calcium draws 2,661 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 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for calcium include cavansite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; barytocalcite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; canasite^[34], a mineral species^[35]; Calcium^[36], a census-designated place in the United States^[37], in United States^[38]; calclacite^[39], a mineral species^[40]; and cafarsite^[41], a mineral species^[42].