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Calcium
By: Catherin Sanchez
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CHEMICAL PROPERTY• Mass Volume: 1.6 g.cm-3 at 20• Atomic Number: 20• Atomic Mass: 40.08 g.mol-1
PHYSICAL PROPERTY• Melting Point: 1115 or 842 (1548• Boiling Point: 1757 or 1484C (2703• Liquid Range: 642K
UsesIndustry • Three types of calcium carbonate-containing
rock are excavated and used by industry. They are limestone, chalk and dolomite. Limestone and chalk are both forms of calcium carbonate and dolomite is a mixture of calcium and magnesium carbonates
UsesAgricultureAn agricultural liming material is broadly defined as any substance containing Calcium or magnesium and being capable of neutralizing acidity.