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Alkaline earth metal

The alkaline earth metals are six chemical elements in group 2 of the periodic table. They are beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), and radium (Ra). The elements have very similar properties: they are all shiny, silvery-white, somewhat reactive metals less reactive compared to their more violent cousins, the alkali…

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IUPAC group number
IUPAC group number2 Name by elementberyllium group Trivial namealkaline earth metals CAS group number (US, pattern A-B-A)IIA old IUPAC number (Europe, pattern A-B)IIA

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Representative reactions of alkaline earth metals

Identification of alkaline earth cations

Compounds of alkaline earth metals

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Alkaline earth metal → Antoine Lavoisier, Chemistry, Chimie, Earth, Elements, Humphry Davy, In, Later, Lavoisier's, The, These, Traité
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Alkaline earth metal → Dubna, Flerov Laboratory, GSI, In April, March, Nuclear Reactions, Other, Synthesis, The, This
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Alkaline earth metal → Beryllium, Common, Earth's, However, Magnesium, None
related to Identification of alkaline earth cations · 4
Alkaline earth metal → Be, Bunsen, Mg, The
IUPAC group number · 1
Alkaline earth metal → IUPAC group number2 Name by elementberyllium group Trivial namealkaline earth metals CAS group number (US, pattern A-B-A)IIA old IUPAC number (Europe, pattern A-B)IIA
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Alkaline earth metal → Oxides The
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alkaline beryllium earth calcium metals barium radium used strontium magnesium water element compounds form isotopes uranium electrolysis hydroxide decay elements

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Alkaline earth metalIUPAC group numberIUPAC group number2 Name by elementberyllium group Trivial namealkaline earth metals CAS group number (US, pattern A-B-A)IIA old IUPAC number (Europe, pattern A-B)IIA1.00infobox
strontium oxideinstance ofas well as reacting with oxygen to form oxides0.80text
scandiuminstance ofeven rarer than elements0.80text
with a concentration of 0.2 parts per trillioninstance ofeven rarer than elements0.80text
waterinstance ofbut its high price and the readily available alternatives0.80text
heavy waterinstance ofbut its high price and the readily available alternatives0.80text
nuclear graphite have limited this to niche applicationsinstance ofbut its high price and the readily available alternatives0.80text
aluminuminstance ofIt offers advantages over other structural materials0.80text
but magnesium's usage is hindered by its flammabilityinstance ofIt offers advantages over other structural materials0.80text
uranium from oreinstance ofand in the Kroll process for production of titanium.Calcium is used as a reducing agent in the separation of other metals0.80text
iridium-192 are usually used insteadinstance ofshorter-lived alternatives0.80text
dolomiteinstance ofSaltsCa and Mg are found in nature in many compounds0.80text

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