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Alkaline Earth.
Alkaline Earth - as a noun
Any of the bivalent metals of group ii of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
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alkaline-earth metalExample Sentences
"The alkaline earth metals include beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium."
"The alkaline earth group is located in the second column of the periodic table."
"The solubility of alkaline earth hydroxides decreases as you move down the group."
"The alkaline earth oxides are basic in nature and react with acids to form salts."
"The alkaline earth elements have higher melting and boiling points than alkali metals."
