Alkaline Earth Metal (Periodic Table)

The alkaline earth metals in the periodic table include the six chemical elements: beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), and radium (Ra). All alkaline earth metals have two valence electrons. These elements are in group 2 of the periodic table, and they are the second most reactive metals, after alkali metals.

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

period

1

1 H

2 He

2

3 Li

4 Be

5 B

6 C

7 N

8 O

9 F

10 Ne

3

11 Na

12 Mg

13 Al

14 Si

15 P

16 S

17 Cl

18 Ar

4

19 K

20 Ca

21 Sc

22 Ti

23 V

24 Cr

25 Mn

26 Fe

27 Co

28 Ni

29 Cu

30 Zn

31 Ga

32 Ge

33 As

34 Se

35 Br

36 Kr

5

37 Rb

38 Sr

39 Y

40 Zr

41 Nb

42 Mo

43 Tc

44 Ru

45 Rh

46 Pd

47 Ag

48 Cd

49 In

50 Sn

51 Sb

52 Te

53 I

54 Xe

6

55 Cs

56 Ba

72 Hf

73 Ta

74 W

75 Re

76 Os

77 Ir

78 Pt

79 Au

80 Hg

81 Tl

82 Pb

83 Bi

84 Po

85 At

86 Rn

7

87 Fr

88 Ra

104 Rf

105 Db

106 Sg

107 Bh

108 Hs

109 Mt

110 Ds

111 Rg

112 Cn

113 Nh

114 Fl

115 Mc

116 Lv

117 Ts

118 Og

57 La

58 Ce

59 Pr

60 Nd

61 Pm

62 Sm

63 Eu

64 Gd

65 Tb

66 Dy

67 Ho

68 Er

69 Tm

70 Yb

71 Lu

89 Ac

90 Th

91 Pa

92 U

93 Np

94 Pu

95 Am

96 Cm

97 Bk

98 Cf

99 Es

100 Fm

101 Md

102 No

103 Lr

– alkaline earth metal

FAQs on Alkaline Earth Metal

‣ What are alkaline earth metals called? The alkaline earth metals are also known as the group 2 elements.

‣ Where are the alkaline earth metals? The alkaline earth metals are in the second column of the periodic table, next to the group 1 elements.

‣ How many alkaline earth metals are known? There are a total of six known alkaline earth metals in the periodic table.

‣ Which is the most abundant element among alkaline earth metals? The calcium element is the most abundant among all alkaline earth metals.

‣ Is sodium an alkaline earth metal? Sodium is an alkali metal, not an alkaline earth metal.

‣ Are alkaline earth metals soft or hard? All the alkaline earth metals are soft.

‣ Which alkaline earth metal is most metallic? The radium element is the most metallic among all alkaline earth metals.

‣ Are alkaline earth metals solid, liquid or gas? All alkaline earth metals are solid at room temperature.

‣ Is mercury an alkaline earth metal? Mercury is a post-transition metal, not an alkaline earth metal.

‣ Which alkaline earth metal do not react with water? The alkaline earth metal that does not react with water is beryllium (Be).

‣ Which alkaline earth metal has the highest ionization energy? The beryllium element has the highest ionization energy among all alkaline earth metals.

‣ Which alkaline earth metal is radioactive? Among all alkaline earth metals, radium is the only radioactive element.

‣ Which alkaline earth metal has the highest electronegativity? The beryllium element has the highest electronegativity among all alkaline earth metals.

‣ How many valence electrons are around the alkaline earth metals? All alkaline earth metals have two valence electrons.

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Related:

• Periodic Table of Elements

Also Read:

• Blocks in Periodic Table
• Groups in Periodic Table
• Periods in Periodic Table
• Metals in Periodic Table
• Alkali Metals in Periodic Table
• Lanthanides in Periodic Table
• Actinides in Periodic Table
• Transition Metals in Periodic Table
• Post Transition Metals in Periodic Table
• Metalloids in Periodic Table
• Nonmetals in Periodic Table
• Reactive Nonmetals in Periodic Table
• Noble Gases in Periodic Table