Properties of alkaline earth metals with example
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Alkaline earth metals are beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium.
Physical properties:
• These are fairly soft and light-weight.• They are Good conductors of heat.• They are Good conductors of electricity.• Silvery-grey in nature.
Chemical properties:
• The oxides of alkaline earth metals are extremely stable.• Relatively intense chemical reaction with air or water.• Only 2 electrons present in the outermost shell.
Physical properties:
• These are fairly soft and light-weight.• They are Good conductors of heat.• They are Good conductors of electricity.• Silvery-grey in nature.
Chemical properties:
• The oxides of alkaline earth metals are extremely stable.• Relatively intense chemical reaction with air or water.• Only 2 electrons present in the outermost shell.
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