P3+Alkaline+Metals

=Alkaline Metals =

Elements Included

 * ======beryllium-Be ======


 * ======magnesium-Mg ======


 * ======calcium-Ca ======


 * ======strontium-Sr ======


 * ======barium-Ba ======

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 * ======radium-Ra ======

Group
2

Period(s)
2,3,4,5,6,7

Solid, liquid or gas?
Solid!

Interesting Facts

 * ======[[image:Erdalkali.jpg width="309" height="233" align="right"]]======
 * <span style="color: #00ddff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">The alkaline metals are not found free in nature, because of their reactivity.
 * <span style="color: #00ddff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">They are softer than most other metals.
 * <span style="color: #00ddff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">They melt at such high temperature that they remain solid in fires.

<span style="color: #0024ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Physical Properties

 * ======<span style="color: #0024ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">harder than sodium and potassium ======
 * ======<span style="color: #0024ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">higher melting points than sodium and potassium ======
 * ======<span style="color: #0024ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">2 electrons in the outer shell ======

<span style="color: #941fea; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Chemical properties

 * ======<span style="color: #941fea; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">surface of metals dulls when kept at room temperture and forms oxides( except for beryllium) ======
 * ======<span style="color: #941fea; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">low ionization energies[[image:cobalt.jpg width="409" height="232" align="right"]] ======
 * <span style="color: #941fea; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Magnesium can reduce, and burn in, carbon dioxide

<span style="color: #d019e1; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Common uses

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<span style="color: #ee209a; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Works Cited
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