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  2. Calcium oxide - Wikipedia

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    Calcium oxide is also a separate mineral species (with the unit formula CaO), named 'Lime'. [ 30 ][ 31 ] It has an isometric crystal system, and can form a solid solution series with monteponite. The crystal is brittle, pyrometamorphic, and is unstable in moist air, quickly turning into portlandite (Ca (OH) 2).

  3. Calcium - Wikipedia

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    Calcium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ca and atomic number 20. As an alkaline earth metal, calcium is a reactive metal that forms a dark oxide-nitride layer when exposed to air. Its physical and chemical properties are most similar to its heavier homologues strontium and barium. It is the fifth most abundant element in Earth's crust, and ...

  4. Perovskite (structure) - Wikipedia

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    MAPbBr 3 crystal. A perovskite is any material of formula ABX 3 with a crystal structure similar to that of the mineral perovskite, which consists of calcium titanium oxide (CaTiO 3). [2] The mineral was first discovered in the Ural mountains of Russia by Gustav Rose in 1839 and named after Russian mineralogist L. A. Perovski (1792–1856).

  5. Composition of the human body - Wikipedia

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    About 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. Only about 0.85% is composed of another five elements: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium. All 11 are necessary for life. The remaining elements are trace elements, of which more than a dozen are ...

  6. Calcium metabolism - Wikipedia

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    Calcium metabolism is the movement and regulation of calcium ions (Ca 2+) in (via the gut) and out (via the gut and kidneys) of the body, and between body compartments: the blood plasma, the extracellular and intracellular fluids, and bone. Bone acts as a calcium storage center for deposits and withdrawals as needed by the blood via continual ...

  7. Bone ash - Wikipedia

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    Bone ash. Bone ash is a white material produced by the calcination of bones. Typical bone ash consists of about 55.82% calcium oxide, 42.39% phosphorus pentoxide, and 1.79% water. [1] The exact composition of these compounds varies depending upon the type of bones being used, but generally the formula for bone ash is Ca 5 (OH) (PO 4) 3.

  8. Calcium in biology - Wikipedia

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    Calcium regulation in the human body [38] Different tissues contain calcium in different concentrations. For instance, Ca 2+ (mostly calcium phosphate and some calcium sulfate) is the most important (and specific) element of bone and calcified cartilage. In humans, the total body content of calcium is present mostly in the form of bone mineral ...

  9. Perovskite - Wikipedia

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    Perovskite (pronunciation: / pəˈrɒvskaɪt /) is a calcium titanium oxide mineral composed of calcium titanate (chemical formula Ca Ti O 3). Its name is also applied to the class of compounds which have the same type of crystal structure as CaTiO3, known as the perovskite structure, which has a general chemical formula A2+B4+(X2−)3. [ 6 ]