Calcium metabolism Calcium metabolism Calcium metabolism refers to the movements and regulation of calcium ions (Ca) "in" and "out" of various body compartments, such as the gastrointestinal tract, the blood plasma, the extracellular and intracellular fluids, and bone tissue. An important aspect of calcium metabolism is plasma calcium homeostasis, the regulation of calcium ions in the blood plasma within narrow limits. In this process, bone tissue acts as a calcium storage center for deposits and withdrawals as needed by the blood, via continual bone remodeling. Derangement of this mechanism leads to hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia, both of which can have consequences for health.
Calcium chlorate complicated by calcium hydroxide depositing on the cathode, preventing the flow of current. When concentrated solutions of calcium chlorate and potassium chloride are combined, potassium chlorate precipitates: This is the second step of the Liebig process for the manufacture of potassium chlorate. Solutions of calcium chlorate react with solutions of alkali carbonates to give a precipitate of calcium carbonate and the alkali chlorate in solution: On strong heating, calcium chlorate decomposes to give oxygen and calcium chloride: Cold, dilute solutions of calcium chlorate and sulfuric acid react to give a precipitate of calcium sulfate and chloric acid in solution: Contact