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Ele020 - Calcium - (Elements Series) Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 6/15/2011
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The Periodic Table of Elements - 20 - Calcium

Calcium is the chemical element with the symbol Ca and has an atomic number 20. It has an atomic mass of 40.078 amu. 

Things you might not know about Calcium:

  1. Calcium is the 5th most abundant element in the Earth's crust, present at a level of about 3% in the oceans and soil.
  2. The element name "calcium" comes from the Latin word "calcis" meaning "lime".
  3. It is used in the making of cheese, where calcium ions influence the activity of rennin in bringing about the coagulation of milk.

 

See GC2XAY2 - Hydrogen, for an explanation about this series of caches.

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