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Which group of elements includes calcium?

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A labeled diagram of the periodic table entry for calcium, showing its atomic number 20, symbol Ca, atomic weight 40.078, electron configuration, and classification as an alkaline-earth metal. Icons indicate calcium is a solid with a face-centered cubic crystal structure and strongly basic oxides at room temperature. — calcium The chemical element calcium is the most abundant metallic element in the human body.

Calcium is a chemical element that belongs to the group known as the alkaline-earth metals, which comprises Group 2 (IIa) of the periodic table.12