Question

20 POINTS PLEASE ANSWER ASAP!!!!

Why is calcium (Ca) in group 2, period 4 on the periodic table?

A Calcium, like all group 2 elements, is nonreactive and a gas at room temperature.

B Calcium, like all period 4 elements, is nonreactive and a gas at room temperature,

C Calcium, like all group 2 elements, is reactive and a solid at room temperature.
D. Calcium, like all period 4 elements, is reactive and a solid at room temperature.​

Answer 1

C
the period of Ca just indicates the number of shells it has and the group shows the electrons in the outermost shell which infact affects its chemical properties. Group 2 element are all solids abs very reactive

Answer 2

Calcium (Ca) is in group 2 and period 4 on the periodic table be because Calcium has 2 valence electrons and 4 electron shell. Thus, calcium is a metal like all other group 2 element.

The correct answer to the question is Option C. Calcium, like all group 2 elements, is reactive and a solid at room temperature.

Calcium is a group 2 element majorly because it has 2 valence electrons. It is also in period 4 because it has 4 electron shells.

Being a group 2 element, calcium is a solid at room temperature and also reactive. All elements in the group 2 are metals.

There are other elements in period 4 which are not solid. For example krypton is an element in period 4 and it is a gas and not reactive.

From the above information, we can conclude that the correct answer to the question is:

Option C. Calcium, like all group 2 elements, is reactive and a solid at room temperature.

See attached image

Learn more: https://brainly.com/question/5979466