Covers the elements beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr) and barium (Ba). Includes trends in atomic and physical properties, trends in reactivity, the solubility patterns in the hydroxides and sulfates, trends in the thermal decomposition of the nitrates and carbonates, and some of the atypical properties of beryllium. InternalError: An item with the same key has already been added. [System.ArgumentException] (click for details) Callstack: at wiki.gettopichierarchy() at (Template:MindTouch/IDF3/Views/Topic_hierarchy), /content/body/pre, line 25, column 44 at template() at (Template:MindTouch/IDF3/Views/Guide), /content/body/pre[1], line 42, column 57 at template() at (Template:ShowOrg), /content/body/pre[1], line 17, column 13 at template() at (Bookshelves/Inorganic_Chemistry/Supplemental_Modules_and_Websites_(Inorganic_Chemistry)/Descriptive_Chemistry/Elements_Organized_by_Block/1_s-Block_Elements/Group__2_Elements:_The_Alkaline_Earth_Metals/1Group_2:_Chemical_Reactions_of_Alkali_Earth_Metals), /content/body/p[2]/span, line 1, column 17