Name: Rebeca Maria Benavides Mejia and Andrea Victoria Martinez Sandoval.

Subject: Chemistry.

Teacher: Brother Jonathan Molina.

Topic: Group 2: The Alkaline Earth Metal Family.

Date: 18-07-2022.

Class: 10 grade.
 GROUP 2: THE ALKALINE EARTH METAL FAMILY
1- ¿The Alkaline Earth Metal Family? -Victoria

2- Characteristics or Properties of the Group 2 -Rebeca and Victoria

The alkaline earths possess many of the characteristic’s properties of metals,
some of them are:
 Two electrons in the outer shell and a full outer electron s shell.
 Low electron affinities.
 Low electronegativities.
 Relatively low densities.
 Relatively low melting points and boiling points.
 The alkaline earth metals are very reactive, although less so than the
alkali metals. Because of their high reactivity.
 All of these elements occur naturally. They are common in a variety of
compounds and minerals.
 These elements are shiny and silver-white as pure metals.

3- The History behind this group of elements. - Rebeca

- The earliest discovered alkaline earth was lime, known as calcium oxide; it
was used in ancient times in the composition of mortar.
- Magnesia, the oxide of magnesium, was discovered by Joseph Black in
1755.
- Strontia (strontium oxide), was identified by William Cruickshank and Adair
Crawford in 1789
- Beryllia (beryllium oxide) was recognized by Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin in
1798.
- Magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium, were isolated as impure
metals by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808.
- Radium was discovered in 1898 by Pierre and Marie Curie.
- Metallic radium was isolated in 1910 through the combined work of Marie
Curie and André-Louis Debierne.

4- Beryllium (Be) – Rebeca

Beryllium is a silver-white, soft metal. Its name is derived from the Greek
word for the mineral beryl, beryllo. The 47th most abundant element.
Because of its small size and high charge density, beryllium bonds
through covalent bonding instead of ionic bonding.

5- Magnesium (Mg) – Victoria

6- Calcium (Ca) – Rebeca

 Calcium is a silver-colored, relatively soft metal. The name of the element is
derived from the Latin word for lime, calx. The 5th most abundant element.
Calcium salts forms the hard parts of the bodies of most living creatures.
It is useful in building materials, such as plaster, mortar, and cement.

7- Strontium (Sr) – Victoria

8- Barium (Ba)- Rebeca

9- Radium (Ra) – Victoria