M4 The
Periodic Table: Group 1 & 2 metals
Slide 31 of 42
Group 2 Metals
Next to the alkali metals are
the alkaline earth metals.
If you remember, they all
have 2 electron in the valence shell of their atoms.
Again, because of this, they have
similar physical and chemical properties.
Their atoms of course contain different
number of shells in their atoms.
Therefore, they also show a trend
in their physical and chemical properties.
