1. Alkaline Earth Metals
Family Members: Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, and Radium
Location: 2nd Column on Periodic Table
Creators of Album: Diante, Sarah, Jequan, and Billy

2. Beryllium Meet the Parent: Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin
Birth Place: France in 1798

3. Physical and Chemical Features
1. Gender: Metal
2. 4 Protons, 4 Electrons, 5 Neutrons
3. Density: 1.85
4. Boiling Point: 2471
5. Melting Point: 1287
6. Specific Heat: 1.82
7. Electric Conductivity: 250
CHEMICAL
2 valence electrons
Oxidation number +2
Ion Be+2
High Reactivity
Compounds: Beryllium Hydroxide – Be(OH)2. Beryllium Sulfate (BeSO4). Beryllium Carbonate (BeCO3)

4. Attributes POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES Beryllium Copper NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES
Lung Cancer

5. Magnesium
Meet the Parent: Joseph Black
Birth Place: England in 1755

6. Physical and Chemical Features
1. Gender: Metal
2. 12 Protons, 12 Electrons, 12 Neutrons
3. Density: 1.738
4. Boiling Point:
5. Melting Point: 650.0
6. Specific Heat: 1.023
7. Electric Conductivity: 0.298
CHEMICAL
2 valence electrons
Oxidation number: +2
Ion Mg+2
High Reactivity
Compounds: Magnesium Hydroxide – Mg(OH)2. Magnesium Chloride (MgCI2). Magnesium peroxide (MgO2)

7. Attributes POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES Airplanes Missiles Bombs Photography
NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES
Dangerous if it is mixed with other substances
Can cause explosions, small injuries, nothing major

8. Calcium
Meet the Parent: Sir Humphry Davy
Birth Place: England in 1808

9. Physical and Chemical Features
1. Gender: Metal
2. 20 Protons, 20 Electrons, 20 Neutrons
3. Density: 1.54
4. Boiling Point: 1484
5. Melting Point: 842
6. Specific Heat: 0.632
7. Electric Conductivity: 0.298
CHEMICAL
2 valence electrons
Oxidation number: +2
Ion Ca+2
Reactivity: High Reactivity
Compounds: Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3), Calcium Sulphate (CaSO4), Calcium Oxide (CaO)

10. Attributes POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES
Calcium Carbonate is used to make white paint
Cleaning powder, toothpaste, and stomach antacids
NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES
Can cause insomnia, anxiety, nervousness, depression, muscle spasms, and high stomach acids.

11. Strontium
Meet the Parents: Adair Crawford
Birth Place: 1790, Scotland

12. Physical and Chemical Features
Gender: Metal
38 Protons, 38 Electrons, 50 Neutrons
3. Density: 2.54
4. Boiling Point: 1384
5. Melting Point: 769
6. Specific Heat: 0.301
7. Conductor
CHEMICAL
2 valence electrons
Ion Sr+2
Highly Reactive
Compounds: Strontium Chloride (SrCI2), Strontium Carbonate (SrCO3), and Strontium Nitrate (Sr(NO3)2)

13. Attributes POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES Used to make fireworks and flares
By giving them their red bright light
Can be seen miles away in any direction
NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES
Harmful to humans even in small quantities
Toxic and can cause lung cancer

14. Barium Meet the Parents: Sir Humphry Davy
Birth Place: London England in 1808

15. Physical and Chemical Features
1.Gender: Metal
2. 56 Protons, 56 Electrons, 81 Neutrons
3. Density: 3.59
4. Boiling Point: 1897
5. Melting Point: 727
6. Specific Heat: 0.204
7. Electric Conductivity: .03
CHEMICAL
2 Valence Electrons
Ba+2
Highly Reactive
Compounds: BaCI, BaO2, BaTiO3

16. Attributes POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES
Barium is used as a getter, a material that combines with and removes trace gases from vacuum tubes
Barium Ferrite is made into magnets
NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES
Barium is never found free in nature since it reacts with oxygen in the air, forming barium oxide (BaO), and with water, forming barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)2) and hydrogen gas (H2).

17. Radium Meet the Parents: Marie Sklodowska Curie and Pierre Curie
Birth Place: Paris, France in 1898

18. Physical and Chemical Features
1. Gender: Metal
2. 88 Protons, 88 Electrons, 138 Neutrons
3. Density: 5.5
4. Boiling Point: 1536
5. Melting Point: 700
6. Specific Heat: .12
7. Conductor
CHEMICAL
2 Valence Electrons
Oxidation Number: +2
Ion Ra+2
Highly Reactive
Compounds: Radium Oxide (RaO), Radium Bromide (RaBr2), Radium Chloride (RaCI2)

19. Attributes POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES
About one million times more active than uranium
NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES
No affects on humans in small doses
Higher levels of radium can cause teeth fractures, anaemia, cataract, and even cancer

20. Web Sources http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele004.html

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