alkaline earth metal
group of chemical elements
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Summary
alkaline earth metal is a group[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,763 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: main group[3]
- Follows: group 1[4]
- Followed by: group 3[5]
- Subclass of: metal[6], simple substance[7]
- Part of: periodic table[8], s-block[9], group 2[10]
- Commons category: Alkaline earth metals[11]
- Has part(s): chemical element[12], beryllium[13], magnesium[14], calcium[15], strontium[16], barium[17], radium[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alkaline earth metals[19]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[27]
- Different from: alkali metal[28]
- Permanent duplicated item: group 2[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
Why It Matters
alkaline earth metal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]