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alkaline earth metal
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metal
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barium
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beryllium
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calcium
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magnesium
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strontium
Scope Note:
bivalent metals that constitute the group 2 (formerly group IIa) of the periodic table; they are Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Ra.
Term Number:
1852-6255
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