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Group Two of the Periodic Table are alkaline earth metals. The name is historic, “earths” refers to substances that were insoluble in water and unaffected by fire, “alkali” refers to those substances, such as calcium oxide, that had similar characteristics to alkalis such as potash. By the early 1800’s it…
Magnesium is a soft light metal that easily ignites in air and burns with a bright white flame. It is used in flares, steelmaking and electrochemicals, but its main use is as an alloy with aluminium. The resultant alloy is lighter than aluminium and has improved mechanical and fabrication characteristics,…