Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Alkaline Earth Metals

Group 2
Alkaline-Earth Metals…

Alkaline-Earth Metals are group 2 on the periodic table, and are made up of six metals, and are very reactive, but not as reactive as Alkali Metals, which are the the most reactive metals. Alkaline-Earth Metals have an appearance of the color silver, and have high densities, even higher than Alkaline Metals!!! Alkaline-Earth Metals also have a wide variety of beautiful colored flames, if you burn them, some examples are Magnesium turns bright white, Calcium turns red, and barium turns green.This is Magnesium flames, which has white flames.
Some more thermite burning


This is Magnesium flames, which has white flames.







Riley: Calcium
Janette: Barium
Elizabeth: Radium
Alex: Beryllium
Alexis: Magnesium

3 comments:

  1. Radium is a radioactive metal. It's atomic number is 88 with an atomic mass of 226, radium has a chemical symbol of Ra.

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  2. Calcium is located in your bones and teeth. It is also located in many drinks and soy products

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  3. Beryllium has an atomic number of 4.

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