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Alkaline earth metals have 2 valence electrons.
They are called Alkaline Earth Metals
Alkaline earths have 2 valence electrons.
The alkaline earth metals are those in the same group as calcium; they have two valence electrons.
The alkaline earth metals have two electrons in their outermost s sublevel.
Alkaline earth metals have 2 electrons in their outer shell.
Alkaline earth metals are group 2 elements and have 2 valence electrons.
The alkaline earth metals have 2 valence electrons.
alkaline earth metals such as Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra
The alkaline earth metals are in group 2 of the periodic table this means they have 2 electrons in each of their outermost energy 'shells'. The alkaline metals are in group 1 and only have 1 electron to lose in a reaction rather than 2. This means the alkaline metals react more readily.
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