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Calcium
Electron Configuration 2,8,8,2
Electron Configuration [Ar] 4s2
Electronegativity 1.00
Enthalpy of Fusion 9.33 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 150.6 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 25.929 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 201 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 22.3 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering Paramagnetic
Electrical resistivity 33.6 Ω m
Speed of sound 3810 m s-1
Young's modulus 20 GPa
Shear modulus 3810 GPa
Bulk modulus 17 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.31
Mohs hardness 1.75
Brinell hardness 167 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 180 pm
Bohr Radius 194 pm
Covalent Radius 174 pm
Van der Waals 0 pm
Oxidation States
Main Ca+2
Other
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 589.7
M+ - M2+ 1145
M2+ - M3+ 4910
M3+ - M4+ 6474
M4+ - M5+ 8144
M5+ - M6+ 10496
M6+ - M7+ 12320
M7+ - M8+ 14207
M8+ - M9+ 18191
M9+ - M10+ 20385