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| − | An '''alkaline earth metal''' is an [[Chemical element|element]] from '''group 2''' of the [[periodic table]], that is, one of [[beryllium]], [[magnesium]], [[calcium]], [[strontium]], [[barium]] or [[radium]]. The name has been in use since the early nineteenth century, and connects the metals with their [[oxide]]s and [[hydroxide]]s (the "alkaline earths"),<ref>{{OED1st | entry = Alkaline | volume = 1 | page = 224}}.</ref> less soluble in water than the "alkalis proper" (such as [[caustic soda]]) but still giving distinctly alkaline solutions. | + | An '''alkaline earth metal''' is an [[Chemical element|element]] from '''group 2''' of the [[periodic table]], that is, one of [[beryllium]], [[magnesium]], [[calcium]], [[strontium]], [[barium]] or [[radium]].<ref>{{RedBook2005|pages=51–52}}.</ref> The name has been in use since the early nineteenth century, and connects the metals with their [[oxide]]s and [[hydroxide]]s (the "alkaline earths"),<ref>{{OED1st | entry = Alkaline | volume = 1 | page = 224}}.</ref> less soluble in water than the "alkalis proper" (such as [[caustic soda]]) but still giving distinctly alkaline solutions. |
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An alkaline earth metal is an element from group 2 of the periodic table, that is, one of beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium or radium.[1] The name has been in use since the early nineteenth century, and connects the metals with their oxides and hydroxides (the "alkaline earths"),[2] less soluble in water than the "alkalis proper" (such as caustic soda) but still giving distinctly alkaline solutions.
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- ↑ Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry; IUPAC Recommendations 2005; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, 2005; pp 51–52. ISBN 0-85404-438-8, <http://www.iupac.org/publications/books/rbook/Red_Book_2005.pdf>.
- ↑ Alkaline. In A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles; Oxford University Press, 1888; Vol. 1, p 224.
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