Is calcium reactive?

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anor277
Jun 28, 2017

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Explanation:

Calcium is an alkaline earth metal from Group 2 of the Periodic Table...... It is easily oxidized, and in fact calcium metal will react fairly fiercely with water according to the following reaction...

Ca(s) + 2H_2O(l) rarr Ca(OH)_2(aq) + H_2(g)uarr

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