Question

What is the 2nd block of the periodic table called?; What does the second row of the periodic table have in common?; Why does the 2nd row of the periodic table have 8 elements?; Why are there only 2 elements in the first row of the periodic table?

Answer 1

1. Alkaline Earth Metals

2. All the elements have two orbitals of electrons.

3. There are 8 elements that have electrons in the second shell, but not in the third shell.

4. There are 2 elements that have electrons in the first shell, but not in the second shell.