Question

Name three alkaline earth metals.

Answer 1

Alkaline earth metals: Group-2 elements of the modern periodic table are called as alkaline earth metals.

• They are called alkaline earths or alkaline earth metals because they exist in the earth and their oxides are alkaline in nature.
• Examples:

S. No.	Element	Symbol
1.	Beryllium	$\mathrm{Be}$
2.	Magnesium	$\mathrm{Mg}$
3.	Calcium	$\mathrm{Ca}$