What Are the Alkaline Earth Metals?

Alkaline earth metal refers to group IIA elements in the periodic table of elements, including beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), radium (Ra), and six elements. Among them, beryllium is also a light rare metal, and radium is a radioactive element. The alkaline earth metal covalent electron configuration is ns 2 . In the chemical reaction, electrons are easily lost, +2 valent cations are formed, and strong reducing properties are exhibited. Calcium, magnesium, and barium are abundant in the earth's crust, and their simple substances and compounds are widely used.

English name: alkaline-earth metal
Alkaline earth metal refers to all elements of group IIA, total
beryllium
Be atomic
Thermal stability of alkaline earth metal salts
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The characteristic colors produced by alkaline earth metal ions burning in a high-temperature flame are shown in the table. This property can be used to identify these elements
Data taken from Inorganic Chemistry (Fifth Edition), 2008 [6] .380
beryllium
magnesium
calcium
strontium
barium
radium
colour
Orange red
Crimson
green
Wavelength / nm
714.9
687.8
553.5

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