Alkaline

Metals
By Maria, Dominique, and
Marlea
 Beryllium
- Protons: 4 Neutrons: 5 Electrons: 4

- Found in a lab

- Used in:

- Nuclear reactors

- High-speed aircraft Louis Vauquelin discovered beryllium as an

oxide form in beryl and emeralds.
- Communication Satellites

Marlea
Pavlick
 Magnesium
- Protons: 12 Neutrons: 12 Electrons: 12

- Found in a lab

- Used in:

- Photographic flashbulbs

- Fireworks

- Rocket/ missile fuels

Marlea
Pavlick
Calcium
Calcium contains:

20 protons

20 neutrons

20 electrons

Calcium is found in nature through rocks and minerals mostly

Things that contain calcium:

- different types of food

- Rocks and minerals
- Chalk
- Dairy products

Dominique Petriskopo-
Strontium
Strontium contains:

38 protons

50 neutrons

38 electrons

Strontium was discovered by Adair Crawford in 1790 in the form of a mineral in Scotland.

Strontium is found in:

- Glass for color TVs

- Flares for fireworks
- Toothpaste
- Pottery glaze

Dominique Petrisko
Barium
56 protons
56 elections
82 neutrons
It was found in nature but made in a lab and it is prepared by heating barium
carbonate by Humphry Davy
It was found in smooth pebbles in Italy known as Bologna stones.
Radium
88 electrons
88 protons
138 neutrons
It was found in a lab by electrolysis using mercury cathode.
It is used in radon gas for cancer treatment