How do you use electron configuration and position in the periodic table to describe the chemical properties of calcium and oxygen?


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Calcium is a moderately active element. It reacts readily with oxygen to form calcium oxide (CaO): Calcium reacts with the halogens— fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine, The halogens are the elements that make up Group 17 (VIIA) of the periodic table. Calcium also reacts readily with cold water, most acids, and most nonmetals, such as sulfur and phosphorus.

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