Atomic Number | 20 |
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Atomic Weight | 40.078 |
Mass Number | 40 |
Group | 2 |
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Period | 4 |
Block | s |
Protons | 20 p+ |
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Neutrons | 20 n0 |
Electrons | 20 e- |
Atomic Radius | 180 pm
|
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Molar Volume | 29.9 cm³/mol
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Covalent Radius | 171 pm
|
Metallic Radius | 174 pm
|
Ionic Radius | 100 pm
|
Crystal Radius | 114 pm
|
Van der Waals Radius | 231 pm
|
Density | 1.54 g/cm³
|
Energy | |
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Proton Affinity | |
Electron Affinity | 0.02455 eV/particle
|
Ionization Energy | 6.1131552 eV/particle
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Heat of Vaporization | 153.6 kJ/mol
|
Heat of Fusion | 9.2 kJ/mol
|
Heat of Formation | 177.8 kJ/mol
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Electrons | |
Electron Shells | 2, 8, 8, 2 |
Valence Electrons | 2 ⓘ |
Electron Configuration | [Ar] 4s2ⓘ 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 |
Oxidation States | 1, 2 |
Electronegativity | 1
|
Electrophilicity Index | 0.7734001442996138 eV/particle
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States of Matter | |
Phase | Solid |
Gas Phase | |
Boiling Point | 1,757.15 K
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Melting Point | 1,115.15 K
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Critical Pressure | |
Critical Temperature | |
Triple Point | |
Visual | |
Calcium is a Silver. Ca has a CPK of #808090, Jmol of #3dff00, and MOLCAS GV of #3dff00. | |
Color | Silver
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Appearance | |
Refractive Index | |
Thermodynamic Properties | |
Thermal Conductivity | |
Thermal Expansion | 0.0000223 1/K
|
Molar Heat Capacity | 25.929 J/(mol K)
|
Specific Heat Capacity | 0.647 J/(g⋅K)
|
Heat Capacity Ratio (Adiabatic Index) | |
Electrical Properties | |
Type | Conductor |
Electrical Conductivity | 29 MS/m
|
Electrical Resistivity | 0.00000003399999999999 m Ω
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Superconducting Point | |
Magnetism | |
Type | paramagnetic |
Magnetic Susceptibility (Mass) | 0.0000000138 m³/Kg
|
Magnetic Susceptibility (Molar) | 0.0000000005531 m³/mol
|
Magnetic Susceptibility (Volume) | 0.00002139
|
Magnetic Ordering | |
Curie Point | |
Neel Point | |
Structure | |
The Crystal Structure of Calcium is FCC. The lattice constant of Ca is 5.58 Å. The lattice angles of Element 20 are π/2, π/2, π/2. | |
Crystal Structure | Face Centered Cubic (FCC) |
Lattice Constant | 5.58 Å
|
Lattice Angles | π/2, π/2, π/2 |
Mechanical Properties | |
Calcium has a Brinell of 167 MPa, and Mohs hardness of 1.75 MPa. The Bulk Modulus of Ca is 17 GPa. The Shear Modulus of Element 20 is 7.4 GPa. The Young Modulus of Calcium (Ca) is 20 GPa. The Poisson Ratio of Calcium is 0.31. The Speed of Sound of Ca is 3810 m/s. | |
Hardness | 1.75 MPa
|
Bulk Modulus | 17 GPa
|
Shear Modulus | 7.4 GPa
|
Young's Modulus | 20 GPa
|
Poisson Ratio | 0.31
|
Speed of Sound | 3,810 m/s
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Classification | |
The CAS Group of Calcium is IIA. The IUPAC Group of Ca is IIA. The Glawe Number of Element 20 is 16. The Mendeleev Number of Calcium (Ca) is 7. The Pettifor Number of Calcium is 16. The Geochemical Class of Ca is major. The Goldschmidt Class of Element 20 is litophile. | |
Category | Alkaline earth metals, Alkaline earth metals |
CAS Group | IIA |
IUPAC Group | IIA |
Glawe Number | 16 |
Mendeleev Number | 7 |
Pettifor Number | 16 |
Geochemical Class | major |
Goldschmidt Class | litophile |
The Dipole Polarizability of Calcium is 160.8 plus or minus 4 a₀. Ca has a C6 Dispersion Coefficient (CD) of 2163 a₀, and C6 Dispersion Coefficient (GB) of 2230 a₀. The Allotropes of Element 20 is . The Neutron Cross Section of Calcium (Ca) is 0.43. The Neutron Mass Absorption of Calcium is 0.00037. The Quantum Numbers of Ca is 1S0. The Space Group of Element 20 is 225 (Fm_3m).
Stable Isotopes | 3 |
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Unstable Isotopes | 26 |
Natural Isotopes | 6 |
Mass Number | 33 |
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Neutron Number | 13 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | |
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | |
Spin | 5/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | |
Discovery Year | |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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p (proton emission) |
Mass Number | 34 |
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Neutron Number | 14 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | |
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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2p (2-proton emission) |
Mass Number | 35 |
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Neutron Number | 15 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | |
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 25.7 ± 0.2 ms
|
Spin | 1/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 1985 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β+ (β+ decay; β+ = ϵ + e+) | 100% |
β+ p (β+-delayed proton emission) | 95.8% |
2p (2-proton emission) | 4.2% |
Mass Number | 36 |
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Neutron Number | 16 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 100.9 ± 1.3 ms
|
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 1977 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β+ (β+ decay; β+ = ϵ + e+) | 100% |
β+ p (β+-delayed proton emission) | 51.2% |
Mass Number | 37 |
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Neutron Number | 17 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | |
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 181 ± 0.9 ms
|
Spin | 3/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | |
Discovery Year | 1964 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β+ (β+ decay; β+ = ϵ + e+) | 100% |
β+ p (β+-delayed proton emission) | 76.8% |
Mass Number | 38 |
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Neutron Number | 18 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 443.7 ± 0.25 ms
|
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 1966 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β+ (β+ decay; β+ = ϵ + e+) | 100% |
Mass Number | 39 |
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Neutron Number | 19 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0.68093333333333 ± 0.00010666666666667
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 860.3 ± 0.8 ms
|
Spin | 3/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0.038 ± 0.003
|
Discovery Year | 1943 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β+ (β+ decay; β+ = ϵ + e+) | 100% |
Mass Number | 40 |
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Neutron Number | 20 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | 96.941 ± 0.156
|
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | |
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 1922 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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2β+ (double β+ decay) |
Mass Number | 41 |
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Neutron Number | 21 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | |
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 99.4 ± 1.5 ky
|
Spin | 7/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | -0.0665 ± 0.0018
|
Discovery Year | 1939 |
Parity | - |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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ϵ (electron capture) | 100% |
Mass Number | 42 |
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Neutron Number | 22 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | 0.647 ± 0.023
|
Radioactivity | Stable |
Half Life | Not Radioactive ☢️ |
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 1934 |
Parity | + |
Mass Number | 43 |
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Neutron Number | 23 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | -0.37638 ± 0.000017142857142857
|
Abundance | 0.135 ± 0.01
|
Radioactivity | Stable |
Half Life | Not Radioactive ☢️ |
Spin | 7/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | -0.0408 ± 0.0008
|
Discovery Year | 1934 |
Parity | - |
Mass Number | 44 |
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Neutron Number | 24 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | 2.086 ± 0.11
|
Radioactivity | Stable |
Half Life | Not Radioactive ☢️ |
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 1922 |
Parity | + |
Mass Number | 45 |
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Neutron Number | 25 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | -0.37897142857143 ± 0.00037142857142857
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 162.61 ± 0.09 d
|
Spin | 7/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0.038 ± 0.012
|
Discovery Year | 1940 |
Parity | - |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β− (β− decay) | 100% |
Mass Number | 46 |
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Neutron Number | 26 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | 0.004 ± 0.003
|
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | |
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 1938 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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2β− (double β− decay) |
Mass Number | 47 |
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Neutron Number | 27 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | -0.40182857142857 ± 0.00031428571428571
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 4.536 ± 0.003 d
|
Spin | 7/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0.084 ± 0.006
|
Discovery Year | 1951 |
Parity | - |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β− (β− decay) | 100% |
Mass Number | 48 |
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Neutron Number | 28 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | 0.187 ± 0.021
|
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 56 ± 10 Ey
|
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 1938 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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2β− (double β− decay) | |
β− (β− decay) |
Mass Number | 49 |
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Neutron Number | 29 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | -0.91993333333333 ± 0.00053333333333333
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 8.718 ± 0.006 m
|
Spin | 3/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | -0.036 ± 0.003
|
Discovery Year | 1950 |
Parity | - |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β− (β− decay) | 100% |
Mass Number | 50 |
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Neutron Number | 30 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 13.45 ± 0.05 s
|
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 1964 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β− (β− decay) | 100% |
Mass Number | 51 |
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Neutron Number | 31 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | -0.69973333333333 ± 0.00073333333333333
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 10 ± 0.8 s
|
Spin | 3/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0.036 ± 0.012
|
Discovery Year | 1980 |
Parity | - |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β− (β− decay) | 100% |
β− n (β−-delayed neutron emission) |
Mass Number | 52 |
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Neutron Number | 32 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 4.6 ± 0.3 s
|
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 1985 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β− (β− decay) | 100% |
β− n (β−-delayed neutron emission) | 2% |
Mass Number | 53 |
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Neutron Number | 33 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | |
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 461 ± 90 ms
|
Spin | 1/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 1983 |
Parity | - |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β− (β− decay) | 100% |
β− n (β−-delayed neutron emission) | 40% |
Mass Number | 54 |
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Neutron Number | 34 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 90 ± 6 ms
|
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 1997 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β− (β− decay) | 100% |
β− n (β−-delayed neutron emission) | |
2n (2-neutron emission) |
Mass Number | 55 |
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Neutron Number | 35 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | |
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 22 ± 2 ms
|
Spin | 5/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | |
Discovery Year | 1997 |
Parity | - |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β− (β− decay) | 100% |
β− n (β−-delayed neutron emission) | |
2n (2-neutron emission) |
Mass Number | 56 |
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Neutron Number | 36 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | 11 ± 2 ms
|
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 1997 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β− (β− decay) | 100% |
β− n (β−-delayed neutron emission) | |
2n (2-neutron emission) |
Mass Number | 57 |
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Neutron Number | 37 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | |
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | |
Spin | 5/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | |
Discovery Year | 2009 |
Parity | - |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
---|---|
β− (β− decay) | |
β− n (β−-delayed neutron emission) | |
2n (2-neutron emission) |
Mass Number | 58 |
---|---|
Neutron Number | 38 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | |
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 2009 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
---|---|
β− (β− decay) | |
β− n (β−-delayed neutron emission) | |
2n (2-neutron emission) |
Mass Number | 59 |
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Neutron Number | 39 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | |
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | |
Spin | 5/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | |
Discovery Year | 2018 |
Parity | - |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β− (β− decay) | |
β− n (β−-delayed neutron emission) | |
2n (2-neutron emission) |
Mass Number | 60 |
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Neutron Number | 40 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | 0
|
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | |
Spin | 0 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | 2018 |
Parity | + |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β− (β− decay) | |
β− n (β−-delayed neutron emission) | |
2n (2-neutron emission) |
Mass Number | 61 |
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Neutron Number | 41 |
Relative Atomic Mass | |
G-Factor | |
Abundance | |
Radioactivity | ☢️ Radioactive |
Half Life | |
Spin | 1/2 |
Quadrupole Moment | 0
|
Discovery Year | |
Parity | - |
Decay Mode | Intensity |
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β− (β− decay) | |
β− n (β−-delayed neutron emission) | |
2n (2-neutron emission) |
Calcium was known as early as the first century when the Ancient Romans prepared lime as calcium oxide. Calcium was first isolated by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808 when he electrolyzed a mixture of lime and mercuric oxide. Davy was trying to isolate calcium; when he heard that Jöns Jakob Berzelius and Pontin prepared calcium amalgam by electrolyzing lime in mercury, he tried it himself. From the Latin word calx, lime
Discoverers | Sir Humphrey Davy |
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Discovery Location | England |
Discovery Year | 1808 |
Etymology (Name Origin) | Latin: calx, calcis (lime). |
Pronunciation | KAL-si-em (English) |
Obtained from minerals like chalk, limestone & marble. Pure metal is produced by replacing the calcium in lime (calcium carbonate, CaCO3) with aluminium in hot, low pressure retorts.
Abundance | |
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Abundance in Earth's crust | 41,500 mg/kg
|
Natural Abundance (Oceans) | 412 mg/L
|
Natural Abundance (Human Body) | 1.4 %
|
Natural Abundance (Meteor) | 1.1 %
|
Natural Abundance (Sun) | 0.007 %
|
Abundance in Universe | 0.007 %
|
1 | s | 0.527 |
2 | p | 3.9586 |
2 | s | 6.2236 |
3 | p | 11.3417 |
3 | s | 10.3985 |
4 | s | 15.602 |