Calcium is a metal in group IIA of the periodic table with atomic number 20, an atomic weight of 40.08, and a density of 1.55 Mg/m 3. Its melting point is 838 C, and it boils at 1440 C. The electronic ...
Many fundamental calcium-dependent physiological processes are triggered by high local calcium levels that are established around the sites of calcium entry into the cell (channels). They are dubbed ...
One hundred fifty years after Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev published his system for neatly arranging the elements, the periodic table it gave birth to hangs in every chemistry classroom in the ...
Editor's note: The following is a text-only version. The complete version with artwork is available for purchase here (PDF). The periodic table of the elements is one of the most powerful icons in ...