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The alkaline earth metal that reacts vigorously with water at room temperature is:

A

Ca

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Be

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C

Mg

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D

Ba

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Solution

The correct option is D Ba
On moving down the group of alkaline earth metals, the reactivity with water increases. Thus barium has maximum reactivity with water.

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