calcium
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calcium
Summary
calcium is a chemical element[1]. calcium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 garronite-Ca[30], a mineral species[31]; chabazite-Ca[32], a mineral species[33]; formicaite[34], a mineral species[35]; calcioancylite-(Ce)[36], a mineral species[37]; oxycalcioroméite[38], a mineral species[39]; gismondine-Ca[40], a mineral species[41]; Calcium[42], a census-designated place in the United States[43], in United States[44]; and calciouranoite[45], a mineral species[46].
Why It Matters
calcium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] calcium is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for calcium include garronite-Ca[30], a mineral species[31]; chabazite-Ca[32], a mineral species[33]; formicaite[34], a mineral species[35]; calcioancylite-(Ce)[36], a mineral species[37]; oxycalcioroméite[38], a mineral species[39]; and gismondine-Ca[40], a mineral species[41].