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What would happen if you tried to swallow a lump of the element calcium without the compound calcium?
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∙ 14y ago
Our GI tracts cannot absorb calcium unless it is ionized in a compound, such as calcium carbonate. A great source of calcium carbonate is crushed oyster shells.
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What are the positives and negatives of having calcium?
Calcium plays a vital part in strengthening your bones and teeth. Without calcium you can get a disease called osteoporosis which is a calcium deficiency they become very brittle without it.
What is importance of naming chemical formula?
A compound is a substance made up of a definite proportion of two or more elements. A chemical formula tells us the number of atoms of each element in a compound. It contains the symbols of the atoms of the elements present in the compound as well as how many there are for each element in the form of subscripts
Why is calcitonin released?
To reduce the amount of calcium and phosphates in the blood without augmenting calcium accretion.
Why is carbon so abundant in living things when oxygen is the most abundant element on Earth?
Actually, oxygen is just as abundant as carbon, in living things. There is no life without oxygen (oxygen is part of water, to mention one vital compound). Carbon and oxygen each have an essential role to play, and the same is true of hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, calcium, phosphorus, magesium, sodium, and several other elements.
Can a person swallow lava without dying?
no you wouldnt even be able to get near it
How are world exist element without combining compound?
It wouldn't
Is a perfect ruby without flaws or inclusions an element a compound or a mixture?
compund i think
Is orange juice an element mixture or compound?
It depends on which type it is. With peaces=hetrogenius without=homogenius mixture
Element x is in gropu 2 and element y is in group 17 what happens when a compound is formed between these two atoms?
Without access the text to which this question refers this question can not be answered
Is boiling point a physical or chemical property?
It is a physical property because the element/compound will change without involving a change in chemical composition.Physical
How do you name the ionic compound for CaO?
CaO would be named Calcium Oxide. When O is present in a chemical formula without an added notation (such as O2) we give it the term Oxide.
What are the positives and negatives of having calcium?
Calcium plays a vital part in strengthening your bones and teeth. Without calcium you can get a disease called osteoporosis which is a calcium deficiency they become very brittle without it.
What is a substance that is an element or a compound not a mixture?
A mixture is an association of elements and compounds but without chemical bonding. Compugs contain chemical elements chemically bonded. An element contain the same type of atoms, including isotopes.
Is without a compound word?
Yes. Without is a compound word.
Is apple juice a element or compound or nether?
its an element. an element is a pure substance. apple juice is a pure substance since it doesn't have other chemicals and such in it orange juice is not since its got all that pulp stuff in it, even without the pulp its still thick.
Why is reactivity not a physical property?
Reactivity is not a physical property because it's a characteristic of a chemical element or compound and is involved in chemical process.
Can your bones grow without calcium?
no.
