Physical Properties
What color are alkaline earth metals?
Grey-ish white
Do Alkaline Earth Metals have high or low ionization energy?
Low
Where are alkaline earth metals found on the periodic table?
Group 2
Are alkaline earth metals good conductors?
Yes
How many valence electrons do Alkaline Earth Metals have?
2 valence electrons.
Name all alkaline earth metals
Berylium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium
Do Alkaline Earth Metals have high or low melting point?
High Melting Point
What Alkaline Earth metal is most reactive?
Radium
What ion do they form?
+2 charged cation
What color flames do Alkaline Earth Metals produce?
Red, green, white
What Alkaline Earth metal is least reactive?
Beryllium
What happens when an alkaline earth metal reacts with a halogen?
It forms a halide crystal
Low
How reactive are the alkaline earth metals?
They are the second most reactive metals
Where does their name come from?
Earths was an old name for a nonmetal element. They are naturally found in compounds with oxygen, which were initially thought to be elements of their own