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Question 4 (1 point)

Members of the alkaline earth elements have several things in common.

They are metalloids with two valence electrons.

metals that are not very reactive.

nonmetals and are nonreactive.

metals with two valence electrons.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Alkaline earth elements are a group of six chemical elements in group 2 of the periodic table. They are beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), and radium (Ra). These elements have very similar properties: they are all shiny, silvery-white, somewhat reactive metals at standard temperature and pressure.

The correct statement about alkaline earth elements is that they are metals with two valence electrons. They readily lose these two electrons to form cations with a charge of +21.