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Alkaline Metals Callie Christensen and Nick Andrews Period 6
 * The Period of Alkaline metals is in the second group. [[image:images-3.jpeg]]
 * The Elements in the group Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium.
 * Alkaline metals are solids.
 * Physical Properties: shiny, silvery-white color, higher melting points
 * Chemical Properties: magnesium can reduce, and burn in carbon dioxide, calcium, strontium and barium can reduce hydrogen gas when heated, forming the hydride, all the metals except beryllium reduce water and dilute acids to hydrogen
 * Interesting Facts: The Alkaline metals are made up of to groups the Alkaline earth metals and the regular Alkaline metals. The Alkaline metals are the second most reactive group on the periodic table. The elements that make up the Alkaline earth metals were found in the earths crust.
 * Common Uses: Some common uses for the Alkaline metals are the use of marble and chalk.

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"Visual elements: Group 2- The Alkaline Earth Metals." Royal Society of Chemistry, the largest organisation in Europe for advancing the chemical sciences. Web. October 20. 2009. http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements/Pages/data/intro_groupii_data.html //