Category
alkaline earth metal
State at Room Temperature
solid
Electron Configuration
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s²
Valence Electrons
2
Lewis Dot:••
Electronegativity
0.89
Pauling scale
Oxidation States
+2
Melting Point
1000 K
726.85°C
Boiling Point
2170 K
1896.85°C
Density
3.51
g/cm³
Position in Table
Group 2Period 6s-block
Discovery
Historical Information
Discovered byHumphry Davy
Year1808
Common Uses
Applications & Industries
Drilling fluids, fireworks, medical imaging, pigments
Related Elements
Same group or period
Related Calculators
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