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Which of the following is not an alkaline earth metal?(a) beryllium(b) boron(c) aluminium(d) calciumI got this question at a job interview.My question is taken from s-Block Elements in chapter s-Block Elements of Chemistry – Class 11

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Correct choice is (a) beryllium

Explanation: Beryllium, BELONGS to the 2^nd GROUP. It is not called as an alkaline EARTH metal because the first element of this group that is beryllium is different from the rest of the members and it ALSO shows a diagonal relationship with ALUMINIUM.



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