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. The valency of alkaline earth metal is: a,. +1 b,. +2 c,. - 2 d,. - 1​

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S-Block Group 2 Elements



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Hint: All the Alkaline earth metals have 2 electrons in their outermost orbits. These elements are ready to lose their 2 electrons and form cations. Thus, their valency is +2. And due to the presence of 2 electrons in the outer most orbit, they fall in group 2 (IIA) of the periodic table.

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Alkaline earth metal that comes under this group are as follows:

Beryllium - Be

Magnesium - Mg

Calcium - Ca

Strontium - Sr

Barium- Ba

Radium- Ra

They all have the valency of 2.

In most cases, the alkaline earth metals are ionized to form a 2+ charge. That means they belong to the 2nd group of modern periodic tables where all the elements possess the same valency 2. As their differentiating electrons enter the orbital, they belong to the S block.

Thus, we know that the position of Alkaline earth metal in the modern periodic table is in Group 2.

Group 2 elements have two valence electrons. The two valence electrons are easily lost in the formation of chemical bonds. Once the two electrons are lost, the atom then has a full outer shell and is therefore more stable.

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