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Alkaline Earths
The Alkaline Earth Metals are the second group of the periodic table of the elements. They are highly reactive and share many properties with each other. In this category, there are ANY questions that have to do with the alkaline earths, or their elements: Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, and Radium.
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Is HCl an acid or an alkali?
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HCl is the chemical formula for hydrogen chloride gas . However, when dissolved in watwer , it is written as 'HCl(aq)' it is then hydrochloric acid.
So HCl is acidic.
What colour an alkali comes out with a universal indicator?
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Blue/Violet/Indigo . depending on the strength of the alkali.
Water (neutral ) is green
Acids ' Red/Orange/Yellow.
How do the alkali metals differ from the alkaline earth metals?
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alkali metals have one valence electron, whereas alkaline earth metals have two valence electrons.
Are ions of alkali metals larger or smallest than ions of alkaline earth metals from the same period?
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Why melting and boiling point of alkali metals are lower as compared to alkaline earth metals?
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Why do all the alkaline earth metals have similar properties?
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All alkaline earth metals loss two electrons.
Why alkali and alkaline earth metals cannot be obtained by chemical reduction method?
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Do all alkaline metals have 2 electron shells?
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No. All the alkaline earth metals have 2 valence electrons, meaning they have two electrons in the outermost shells. No two alkaline earth metals have the same number of electron shells. Beryllium is the only one with two shells.
Is Strontium Sr Alkali Alkaline-earth or transition?
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Sr is in group 2. It is an alkaline earth metal.
