Alkaline earth metals are sparingly soluble in water and their carbonates evolve carbon dioxide on heating. Which of the following is not an alkaline earth metal?

Calcium

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Magnesium

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Beryllium

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Aluminium

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Solution

The correct option is D Aluminium
The alkaline earth metals are 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).
Aluminium is a boron group element. It comes in p-block.

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