alkaline-earth metals | Encyclopedia.com

ALKALINE EARTH METALS CONCEPT. The six alkaline earth metals — beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium — comprise Group 2 on the periodic table of elements. This puts them beside the alkali metals in Group 1, and as their names suggest, the two families share a number of characteristics, most notably their high reactivity. Also, like the alkali metals…

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