The alkaline earth metals are six chemical elements in group 2 of the periodic table. They are beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium...

 'ashes of the saltwort') is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal. An alkali can also be defined as a base that dissolves in...

whence the likely transition metal behaviour of unhexpentium.: 1732–1733  Due to the alkali and alkaline earth metals both being s-block elements, these...

composed of hydride bound to an electropositive metal, generally an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal. The divalent lanthanides such as europium and...

coordinate ligands other than halogens to the metal: 2 U + 3 (C5H5)2Hg + HgCl2 → 2 (C5H5)3UCl + 4 Hg Alkaline earth metal complexes have been synthesized by RTLE...

reducing in nature. Notable examples include alkali metals, lithium through caesium, and alkaline earth metals, magnesium through barium. Some water-reactive...

metal–metal bonds surrounding a central oxide ion. The six hydroxide groups lie on the faces of the two external Pb4 tetrahedra. In strongly alkaline...

molecule (or per formula unit). Metal difluorides are all ionic. Despite being highly ionic, the alkaline earth metal difluorides generally have extremely...

sets of elements that behave similarly. The group names alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, triel, tetrel, pnictogen, chalcogen, halogen, and noble gas...

table of the elements, it is expected to be an s-block element, an alkaline earth metal, and the second element in the eighth period. It has attracted attention...