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    Calcium comes from foods like milk, fish, and dairy and helps strengthen bones and teeth, regulate heartbeat and muscle contractions, and allow blood to clot normally. It is a metal element with the symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic mass of 40.78. Calcium exists as a solid at room temperature and helps regulate important bodily functions.

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    Calcium comes from foods like milk, fish, and dairy and helps strengthen bones and teeth, regulate heartbeat and muscle contractions, and allow blood to clot normally. It is a metal element with the symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic mass of 40.78. Calcium exists as a solid at room temperature and helps regulate important bodily functions.

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    Calcium comes from foods like milk, fish, and dairy and helps strengthen bones and teeth, regulate heartbeat and muscle contractions, and allow blood to clot normally. It is a metal element with the symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic mass of 40.78. Calcium exists as a solid at room temperature and helps regulate important bodily functions.

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    Calcium comes from food like

    Calcium help make sure

    Calcium helps strengthen

    milk, fish, and other dairy

    bones and teeth blood clots normally.


    products

    Calcium helps normalize


    Calcium helps with muscle

    your heartbeat contraction.


    Element: Calcium Family: Alkaline Earth Metals
    Symbol: Ca Atomic Number: 20 Atomic Mass: 40.78
    No. of protons: 20 No. of neutrons: 20 No. of electrons: 20

    Melting Point: 842 C Boiling Point: 1,484 C Phase at room temp.


    Solid

    Classification: Metal: Non Metal: Metalloid:


    Origin of name: Latin - Calx
    Discovered by: Humphry Davy
    Extra Facts
    1. The average human contains about 1kg of calcium, and 99% is stored

    in our bones.
    2. It is the 5th most abundant element in the earth's crust.
    3. Calcium helps in regulating muscle contractions.

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