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alkaline earth

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ID 718453 Last modified 05.09.2014
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Domain inorganic chemistry
  • any of the six chemical elements that comprise Group 2 (IIa) of the periodic table. The elements are beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), and radium (Ra).
  • any of the metals of group II of the periodic table whose oxides are the alkaline earths
alkaline-earth metal preferred
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  • Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury ...
alkaline earth metal
alkaline earth

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