Periodic Table
Histological Application of Elements

  s series
Representative
Elements		 d series
Transition Metals		 p series
Representative
Elements		 Noble
Gases
Group Ia IIa IIIb IVb Vb VIb VIIb VIII Ib IIb IIIa IVa Va VIa VIIa VIIIa
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Period 1 H   He
Period 2 Li Be   B C N O F Ne
Period 3 Na Mg   Al Si P S Cl Ar
Period 4 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
Period 5 Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
Period 6 Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Ti Pb Bi Po At Rn
Period 7 Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Uub Uut Uuq Uup Uuh Uus Uuo
  f series Transition Metals  
Period 6   Lanthanides Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu  
Period 7   Actinides Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr  
Element Calcium Symbol Ca Atomic Nº 20 Atomic weight 40.0784
Oxidation Nº 2 State (RT) Solid Electronegativity 1.0 Shell 2,8,8,2
Structure Ar4s2 MP °C 839 BP °C 1484.4 SG 1.55
Nº Isotopes 6 Isotope 40 Isotope AMU 39.962591 Abundance 96.9412
Discoverer Davy 1808 Click for more information
The hardness of bone is due to calcium compounds. These are removed by acids, or decalcified, prior to sectioning. Calcium deposits can be demonstrated with mordant dyes, including hematein, or by reduction of silver nitrate.
Alkali metals Alkali earth metals Transition metals Lanthanides Actinides Poor metals Metalloids Non metals Halogens Noble gases

 

Reference
Much of the data for each element was extracted, with permission, from TheMeter Periodic Table
Alessandri, Stefano
Periodic Table of the Elements
TheMeter Internet web site.

Uno Kask
Chemistry: Structure and Changes of Matter
Barnes and Noble Inc., New York, NY., U.S.A.

And the following Periodic tables on the internet:
Apsidium
Element Database
The Periodic Table of Elements on the Internet
Wikipedia under "Periodic Table" and individual elements
Webelements
KTF Periodic Table of the Elements
Dreamweaver Periodic Table

 


 
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