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Topic: Why is calcium white? What causes color at the level of an atom or a molecule?  (Read 2856 times)

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Offline KüssendistSpaß101

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Why is calcium white? What causes color at the level of an atom or a molecule?
« on: July 13, 2013, 03:15:45 AM »
Teeth and bones are white because they have calcium in them but why is calcium white?
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Re: Why is calcium white? What causes color at the level of an atom or a molecule?
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2013, 03:19:03 AM »
Quote from: KüssendistSpaß101 on July 13, 2013, 03:15:45 AM
Teeth and bones are white because they have calcium in them but why is calcium white?

Calcium is not white. Color of the compound has nothing to do with colors of the elements it is made of.
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