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calcium-42

calcium-42 noun: a stable isotope of calcium, 4220Ca, with 20 protons and 22 neutrons; it amounts to about 0.6% of the element in nature.

Noun

calcium-42 (uncountable)

  1. A stable isotope of calcium, 4220Ca, with 20 protons and 22 neutrons; it amounts to about 0.6% of the element in nature

Questions about calcium-42

What does calcium-42 mean?
Calcium-42 means a stable isotope of calcium, 4220Ca, with 20 protons and 22 neutrons; it amounts to about 0.6% of the element in nature.
What part of speech is calcium-42?
Calcium-42 is a noun.

Words near calcium-42 in the dictionary

  1. calcium sulphate
  2. calcium sulphite
  3. calcium tartrate
  4. calcium tungstate
  5. calcium-40
  6. calcium-42
  7. calcium-43
  8. calcium-44
  9. calcium-45
  10. calcium-46
  11. calcium-48

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