Write the electronic configuration, atomic structure and valency of Calcium (Ca) and also write down whether it is a metal - Science - Structure of the Atom

Question

Write the electronic configuration, atomic structure and valency of
Calcium (Ca) and also write down whether it is a metal or a
non-metal

Ravjot Kaur · Accepted Answer

Dear student

Ca has atomic number 20
It has electronic configuration 2,8,8,2
The valency is 2
Atomic structure is :
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It is a metal as it has two electrons in its valence shell, which
it can donate and form a cation, Ca2+

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Write the electronic configuration, atomic structure and valency of Calcium (Ca) and also write down whether it is a metal or a non-metal.