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al·ka·line-earth met·al
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Princeton's WordNet
alkaline earth, alkaline-earth metalnoun
any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
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alkaline-earth metal
The alkaline earth metals are six chemical elements in group 2 of the periodic table. They are beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), and radium (Ra). The elements have very similar properties: they are all shiny, silvery-white, somewhat reactive metals at standard temperature and pressure.Structurally, they (together with helium) have in common an outer s-orbital which is full; that is, this orbital contains its full complement of two electrons, which the alkaline earth metals readily lose to form cations with charge +2, and an oxidation state of +2. Helium itself is a noble gas and not an alkaline earth metal, though it is theorised to have some similarities to beryllium when forced into bonding and has sometimes been suggested to belong to group 2.All the discovered alkaline earth metals occur in nature, although radium occurs only through the decay chain of uranium and thorium and not as a primordial element. There have been experiments, all unsuccessful, to try to synthesize element 120, the next potential member of the group.
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alkaline-earth metal
Alkaline-earth metals are a group of six elements in Group 2 (IIa) of the periodic table. They include Beryllium (Be), Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), Strontium (Sr), Barium (Ba), and Radium (Ra). These metals are chemically active and are typically characterized by their silvery metallic appearance, low density, and high reactivity with water, oxygen, and halogens to form a diverse range of compounds. In their pure form, they are not commonly found in nature as they readily react with other chemicals.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of alkaline-earth metal in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of alkaline-earth metal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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