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What’s the difference between 2 Ca and Ca₂?

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Step-by-step explanation:

2Ca is the elemental form of calcium. There are 2 mols of calcium in whatever equation you are talking about.

Ca_2 means that there are 2 ions of Calcium making up something like

Ca3(PO4)2 means that you have the compound Ca3(PO4)2 with 2 mols of PO4 and 3 moles of Ca

It is hard to come up with something composed of Ca2 because unless the other ion is odd, the 2 will divide into something.

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