Chemistry, 20.02.2023 14:00 Fahaddie

Why is group IIA elements called alkali earth metals??

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As alkali is a base and it produce OH- when disolved in water. So we can say that they are called "alkaline" earth metals because they form "alkaline" solutions, hydroxides, when they react with water . "Earth" was the alchemists term for the oxides of alkaline earth metals.

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