answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Alexus
3 months ago
5

Elements in group 2 are all called alkaline earth metals. What is most similar about the alkaline earth metals? how many protons

and neutrons they have which chemical properties they have how many total electrons they have which period they are most often found in
Physics
2 answers:
Keith_Richards [3.2K]3 months ago
4 0

Response:

the shared chemical properties they exhibit

Clarification:

Maru [3.3K]3 months ago
4 0

The elements that belong to group 2 are known as alkaline earth metals, and the primary resemblance among them revolves around their chemical characteristics.

Additional Details

Periodic Table 

  • The periodic table organizes elements in vertical columns referred to as groups and horizontal rows known as periods.
  • Elements are positioned according to their physical and chemical traits, ensuring that those in the same group exhibit comparable physical and chemical properties. 

Chemical Families 

  • Elements that share similar chemical or physical traits are categorized into families based on their chemical behavior.
  • Common examples of chemical families include alkali metals, alkaline-earth metals, halogens, and noble gases among others.

Alkaline-earth Metals 

  • These elements are located in group 2 of the periodic table and consist of Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, and Radium. 

Characteristics of Alkaline-earth Metals

  • Alkaline earth metals possess a valence of two as they create ions by shedding two electrons from their outermost energy levels.
  • Unlike alkali metals, alkaline-earth metals have smaller atomic sizes and are less reactive.
  • They are notably metallic and have excellent electrical conductivity.
  • These metals react with water and steam to yield metal hydroxides and metal oxides, respectively.
  • When exposed to air, they form metal oxides.
  • The reactivity of alkaline earth metals is linked to the ease of electron loss, which increases as one moves down the group due to the increasing number of energy levels.
  • Additionally, they exhibit low electronegativity values and low electron affinities. 

Keywords: Chemical families, alkaline-earth metals, reactivity 

Discover more about:  

  • Chemical families:
  • Alkaline-earth metals:
  • Properties of alkaline-earth metals:
  • Reactivity of metals:

Level: High school 

Subject: Chemistry 

Topic: Periodic table and chemical families 

Sub-topic: Alkaline-earth metals 

You might be interested in
In 2014, about how far in meters would you have to travel on the surface of the Earth from the North Magnetic Pole to the Geogra
Sav [3153]

Answer:

267.07 km

Explanation:

The given earth's radius is 6378.1 km

In the year 2014, the magnetic north pole was situated 2.40° away from the geographical north pole

2.40°=2.40\times \frac{\pi }{180}=0.041866 radian

The linear distance can be calculated using the formula S=R\Theta =6378.1\times 0.041866=267.07km

Thus, travelling from the magnetic north pole to the geographic north pole requires a distance of 267.07 km

3 0
2 months ago
3.113 A heat pump is under consideration for heating a research station located on Antarctica ice shelf. The interior of the sta
ValentinkaMS [3465]

Answer:

a. β = 8.23 K

b. β = 28.815 K

Explanation:

The performance of the heat pump can be calculated using the formula

β = TH / (TH - TC)

a.

TH = 15 ° C + 273.15 K = 288.15 K

TC = - 20 ° C + 273.15 K = 253.15 K

β = 288.15 K / (288.15 K - 253.15 K)

β = 8.23 K

b.

TH = 15 ° C + 273.15 K = 288.15 K

TC = 5 ° C + 273.15 K = 278.15 K

β = 288.15 K / (288.15 K - 278.15 K)

β = 28.815 K

6 0
2 months ago
Ice fishermen sit on top of frozen lakes in the winter and catch fish in the liquid water below through holes cut in the ice she
Yuliya22 [3333]
This is due to the fact that below 4°c, water behaves differently than other substances and decreases in density as its temperature drops further.
8 0
1 month ago
A 9.0-V battery moves 20 mC of charge through a circuit running from its positive terminal to its negative terminal. How much en
Yuliya22 [3333]

Answer:

The energy delivered is E = 0.18 J

Explanation:

Given,

Battery voltage, V = 9 V

Charge in the circuit, Q = 20 mC

                                        = 20 x 10³ C

Energy supplied in the circuit can be computed as

E = Q V

E = 20 x 10⁻³ x 9

E =  180 x 10⁻³

E equals 0.18 J.

The energy delivered in the circuit is therefore E = 0.18 J

7 0
1 month ago
An 800-N billboard worker stands on a 4.0-m scaffold weighing 500 N and supported by vertical ropes at each end. How far would t
Maru [3345]

Answer:

2.5 m

Explanation:

Billboard worker's weight = 800 N

Number of ropes = 2

Length of scaffold = 4 m

Weight of scaffold = 500 N

Tension present in rope = 550 N

The total torques will be

-800(4-x)-500\times 2+550\times 4=0\\\Rightarrow -800(4-x)=500\times 2-550\times 4\\\Rightarrow -800(4-x)=-1200\\\Rightarrow -x=\dfrac{1200}{800}-4\\\Rightarrow -x=-2.5\\\Rightarrow x=2.5\ m

The worker is positioned at 2.5 m

7 0
3 months ago
Other questions:
  • A 7.0-kilogram cart, A, and a 3.0-kilogram cart, B, are initially held together at rest on a horizontal, frictionless surface. W
    7·1 answer
  • A straight wire 20 cm long, carrying a current of 4 A, is in a uniform magnetic field of 0.6 T. What is the force on the wire wh
    15·2 answers
  • Two tiny particles having charges of +5.00 μC and +7.00 μC are placed along the x-axis. The +5.00-µC particle is at x = 0.00 cm,
    7·1 answer
  • A series of parallel linear water wave fronts are traveling directly toward the shore at 15.5 cm/s on an otherwise placid lake.
    12·1 answer
  • What is the total energy released when 9.11 x10^-31 ki?
    7·1 answer
  • A mover hoists a 50 kg box from the ground to a height of 2 m. What was the change in the box's energy
    11·1 answer
  • Which shows the correct lens equation? The inverse of f equals the inverse of d Subscript o Baseline times the inverse of d Subs
    16·2 answers
  • Subsurface ocean currents continually circulate from the warm waters near the equator to the colder waters in other parts of the
    7·1 answer
  • A mineral deposit along a strip of length 8 cm has density s(x) = 0.01x(8 − x) g/cm for 0 ≤ x ≤ 8. Calculate the total mass of t
    8·1 answer
  • If one firecracker produces a sound intensity of 90db, what would be the intensity of a sound produced by 1000 firecrackers, all
    9·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!