Calcium (Ca) in the periodic table — PeriodicTable

Calcium (Ca) in the periodic tableCalcium is element 20, an alkaline earth of the s block, in group 2, period 4. Its ground-state configuration is [Ar] 4s2, and it usually shows the oxidation states 0, 2.It was discovered in 1808, by Davy.Name origin: the Latin calx, 'lime'. Blank rows are columns the sheet does not measure for this element.

Property

Value

Unit

Atomic weight

40.078

Da

Electronegativity

1

First ionisation energy

589.8

kJ/mol

Covalent radius

174

pm

Van der Waals radius

231

pm

Melting point

1115

K

Boiling point

1757

K

Density

1.54

g/cm³

Abundance

1

mg/kg

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