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Describe the properties of alkaline earth metals. Based on their electronic arrangement, explain whether they can exist alone in nature.

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Alkaline metals have valency 2, they have 2 valence electrons, their oxides are basic in nature, and they are electropositive. Alkaline metals are not found in nature alone.

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