WASSCE Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry — Non-Metals & Metals
Alkaline Earth Metals
Group 2 metals — calcium, magnesium — their properties, reactions, and compounds.
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- 1The alkaline earth metals: magnesium and calcium7 minFree7 minFree
- 2Calcium compounds: limestone, lime and cement8 min Plan8 min Plan
- The limestone cycle
- Cement and concrete
- Calcium sulphate and plaster of Paris
- Calcium chloride, CaCl₂
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