Select the alkaline earth metal, whose hydroxides form an important component of antacids?
Be
Ba
Mg
Ca
Metals form basic hydroxides. Which of the following metal hydroxide is the least basic? (a) Mg(OH)2 (b) Ca(OH)2 (c) Sr(OH)2 (d) Ba(OH)2
why is the electron affinity of alkaline earth metals, like Be, Mg, Ca,Sr, Ba, zero?