Savannah Phinney Honors Chemistry Adopt an Element Project “Hey Cal, see ‘em?!” Savannah Phinney Honors Chemistry Adopt an Element Project
Description Classification: Alkali Earth Metal Color: silver/grey Atomic weight:40.078 State: solid Shells: 2-8-8-2 Melting point: 842 degrees Celsius
Where is Calcium Found? 3rd most abundant metal Accounts for 3.64% of earth’s crust Never found free in nature Easily forms compounds by reacting with oxygen and water
Discovery of Calcium 1808 Isolated b y Sir Humphrey Davy Isolated through the electrolysis of a mixture of lime (CaO0 and mercuric oxide (HgO) Electro-> electric current Lysis-> Greek for release or break down
Health and Calcium Most abundant element in human body Main constituent of bones Essential in human skeleton and teeth Body needs 2.5 g per day Lack of calcium -> Osteoporosis Glut of Calcium-> kidney stones, sclerosis of kidneys/blood vessels