Category
alkaline earth metal
State at Room Temperature
solid
Electron Configuration
1s² 2s²
Valence Electrons
2
Lewis Dot:••
Electronegativity
1.57
Pauling scale
Oxidation States
+2
Melting Point
1560 K
1286.85°C
Boiling Point
2742 K
2468.85°C
Density
1.85
g/cm³
Position in Table
Group 2Period 2s-block
Discovery
Historical Information
Discovered byLouis Nicolas Vauquelin
Year1798
Common Uses
Applications & Industries
Aerospace alloys, X-ray windows, nuclear reactors
Related Elements
Same group or period
Related Calculators
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