Friday, February 5, 2010

True or false: An alkaline earth metal elements forms an ion with a 1-ionic charge?

I think it's false but I have to make the statement correct if it's false and I don't know how to do that; could someone help me please?True or false: An alkaline earth metal elements forms an ion with a 1-ionic charge?
Alkaline Earth metals are Group IIA metals... think Magnesium or Calcium. These have a +2 charge....





So... False.True or false: An alkaline earth metal elements forms an ion with a 1-ionic charge?
False.


Alkaline Earth metals are the second column, Mg, Ca, Ba etc, and they go +2


Alkali metals are the first column, include Na, K, Cs, ad go +1


The Halogens, the next to last on the right, F Cl Br I At go -1.





An alkaline earth metal elements forms an ion with a +2 ionic charge

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