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5 November, 18:34

What is the general valence-electron ground-state electron configuration for neutral alkaline earth metals?

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  1. 5 November, 20:48
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    Answer: nS²

    Answer: According to the periodic law, elements that fall into the same group have similar properties.

    All the alkaline earth metals are in group two of the periodic table. The have 2 electrons in their outermost shell. In the SPDF electronic configuration the ground state of all alkaline earth have S² two electrons in their outermost S sublevel.

    Example the electronic configuration of some alkaline earth metals are

    Beryllium [He] 2S²

    Magnesium is [Ne] 3S² and

    Calcium is [Ar] 4S²

    the general electronic configuration for alkaline earth metals is nS²
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