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

Meanings

nouncalcium-42 (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesA stable isotope of calcium, 4220Ca, with 20 protons and 22 neutrons; it amounts to about 0.6% of the element in nature
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