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Group 2 - The Alkaline Earth Metals: Be MG Ca

The document discusses the alkaline earth metals, which are shiny, silvery-white and somewhat reactive. They include beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium and radium. The reactivity of these metals increases down the group as the outer electrons become farther from the nucleus and easier to remove. They react with oxygen to form metal oxides, with halogens to form metal halides, and with water to form metal hydroxides. Their melting points also increase down the group. The metals have various uses such as in emeralds, alloy wheels, bones, fireworks, and glassmaking.

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Group 2 - The Alkaline Earth Metals: Be MG Ca

The document discusses the alkaline earth metals, which are shiny, silvery-white and somewhat reactive. They include beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium and radium. The reactivity of these metals increases down the group as the outer electrons become farther from the nucleus and easier to remove. They react with oxygen to form metal oxides, with halogens to form metal halides, and with water to form metal hydroxides. Their melting points also increase down the group. The metals have various uses such as in emeralds, alloy wheels, bones, fireworks, and glassmaking.

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Be

Gro up 2 - Th e A l k a l i n e E a r t h M etals

Beryllium

THE GROUP 2 ELEMENTS ARE SHINY, SILVERY-WHITE, AND SOMEWHAT REACTIVE METALS, SOME OF WHICH OCCUR NATURALLY AS FREE ELEMENTS

M E TA L H Y D R O X I D E S . . .
0

Be

1500

Sr

1500

1278C

20
Ca
38
Sr
Strontium

56
Ba

764C

Mg

1500

Ba

1500

650C

Ca

1500

Ra

1500

725C

700C

ALL
OF THE

Ca

G R O U P 2 M E TA L S
HAVE

TWO

VA L E N C E E L E C T RON S

Barium

THE REACTIVITY OF THE GROUP 2 METALS

88
Ra

AS T H E OUT E R E L E C T RON S G E T
FURTHER FROM THE NUCLEUS
& B E COME E AS I E R TO R E MOVE

Radium

M (OH ) 2

839C

G R O U P 2 M E TA L S
R E A C T W I T H
OX YG E N TO F O R M
ME TA L OXI DE S
G R O U P 2 M E TA L S
R E A C T W I T H
HALOGENS TO FORM
ME TA L HA L I DE S
USES

OF

THE

R A D I U M

Magnesium

Calcium

T H E A L K A L I NE E A R T H M E TA L S
R E A C T W I T H WAT E R T O F O R M

ALKALINE

FOR

EXCEPT

ME LT I NG P OI N T S

12
Mg

Be
W HI C H HA S A
PROTECTIVE
OXIDE LAYE R
PREVENTING
R E A C T I O N

R A DI UM I S A
RADIOACTIVE
E L E M E N T
W HI C H U S E D TO
BE USED TO MAKE
GLOW IN THE
D A R K P A I N T

EARTH

ME TA L S

INCREASES DOWN THE GROUP

THEY ARE LESS REACTIVE THAN GROUP 1

BERYLLIUM

MAGNESIUM

CALCIUM

STRONTIUM

BARIUM

EMERALDS

ALLOY
WHEELS

BONES

FIREWORKS

RAT POISON

TREATING

GLASSMAKING

FLARES

BLACKBOARD
CHALK

TELESCOPE
MIRRORS

OSTEOPOROSIS

2013 COMPOUND INTEREST - WWW.COMPOUNDCHEM.COM

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