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Calcium is the main component of your bones and teeth. It comprises 1.5% of your total body weight making it the most abundant metallic element in the human body.

Calcium is classified as an alkaline-earth metal

Calcium (Ca++) is soft and naturally silver/grey/white in color

Atomic number is 20

Atomic Mass 40.08.

FYI- It is the fifth most abundant element and the third most abundant metal on Earth. It is found mainly as its carbonate CaCO3 ( chalk and limestone).

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