The properties listed in which option is NOT necessarily consistent with those of an alkaline earth metal? $"A. Forms a salt with TWO equivs of halide."$ $"B. Forms a simple binary oxide."$ $"C. React with water to give dihydrogen."$ $"D.Are ductile"$

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The properties listed in which option is NOT necessarily consistent with those of an alkaline earth metal? $"A. Forms a salt with TWO equivs of halide."$ $"B. Forms a simple binary oxide."$ $"C. React with water to give dihydrogen."$ $"D.Are ductile"$

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-01T18:02:00

Well, I would say $D$ .

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By definition, ALL metals are malleable and ductile, and so this property is not restricted to the Group 2 metals. (Ductility is the ability of a metal to be drawn into a wire.)

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The properties listed in which option is NOT necessarily consistent with those of an alkaline earth metal? $"A. Forms a salt with TWO equivs of halide."$ $"B. Forms a simple binary oxide."$ $"C. React with water to give dihydrogen."$ $"D.Are ductile"$

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