4

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

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