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alkaline earth metal

Broader Terms:

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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