Alkaline Earth Metals - Free Chemistry Quiz with Answers

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Do you know the symbols and chemical and physical properties of alkaline earth metals? Answer questions about these elements in this free Chemistry exercise with multiple choice questions.

Question 1:

What are the chemical symbols of Alkali Earth Metals elements? Write them according to the order (the first letter is uppercase):

Magnesium
Beryllium
Barium
Calcium
Strontium

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Question 2:

In what group/s and which period/s are these elements located in?

A) first group, 1-6th period

B) second group, 2-7th period

C) first group, 2-7th period

D) second group, 1-6th period

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Question 3:

What is the first alkali earth metal in the periodic table?

A) Barium

B) Magnesium

C) Calcium

D) Beryllium

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Question 4:

Which block of the periodic table are alkali earth metals a part of?

A) s-block

B) p-block

C) d-block

D) f-block

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Question 5:

Which statement is true about ionic character and electric charge of these elements?

A) they form cations with the charge +2

B) they form cations with the charge +1

C) they form anions with the charge -2

D) they form anions with the charge -1

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Question 6:

When it comes to physical and chemical properties of alkaline earth metals, the correct option is that they are:

A) matt, harder than alkali metals and very reactive

B) shiny, soft as alkali metals and somewhat reactive

C) matt, softer than alkali metals, very reactive

D) shiny, harder than alkali metals, somewhat reactive

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Question 7:

Elements of this group react the most easily with:

A) noble gases

B) halogens

C) chalcogens

D) alkali metals

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Question 8:

Two most abundant elements on the Earth are:

A) magnesium and calcium

B) strontium and magnesium

C) barium and calcium

D) barium and beryllium

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Question 9:

The name of the radioactive alkaline earth metal element, not yet mentioned in the quiz, found by Marie and Pierre Curie during the study of uraninite is…(name in lowercase)

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Question 10:

Names of chemical elements found in rocks and gemstone - chalk limestone and emerald are respectively:

A) calcium, calcium, beryllium

B) calcium, barium, calcium

C) magnesium, calcium, calcium

D) calcium, magnesium, beryllium

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