Calcium Is an Example of __________

question 66

Multiple Choice

Calcium is an example of __________

• A) an alkali metal.
• B) a transition metal.
• C) an alkaline earth metal.
• D) a halogen.
• E) a chalcogen.

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Definitions:

Stock

Equity investment that represents ownership in a company and entitles the holder to a proportion of its profits.

Percentage Return

The increase or decrease in an investment, represented as a fraction of its initial cost and expressed as a percentage.

Preferred Stock

A type of stock that provides a fixed dividend that is paid before any dividends are paid to common stockholders and typically does not have voting rights.

Annual Dividend

The total dividends that a company pays to its shareholders out of its profits over the course of a year.