Calcium Sulfate has one calcium, because calcium is positively
charged (2+) and sulfate is negatively charged (2-) and combines
together 1 to 1 to form neutral calcium sulfate, or:
Calcium Sulfate has one calcium, because calcium is positively
charged (2+) and sulfate is negatively charged (2-) and combines
together 1 to 1 to form neutral calcium sulfate, or:
Ca2+ + SO42- → CaSO4
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CaSO4 is the chemical formula of calcium sulfate.
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No, because it has 2 substances in it - calcium and sulfate -
Calcium is an element, but sulfate is a polyatomic ion. Sulfate
consists of sulfur and oxygen. Therefore, calcium sulfate is a
compound, that is, made of three elements.