The properties listed in which option is NOT necessarily consistent with those of an alkaline earth metal? #"A. Forms a salt with TWO equivs of halide."# #"B. Forms a simple binary oxide."# #"C. React with water to give dihydrogen."# #"D.Are ductile"#
1 Answer
Mar 1, 2017
Well, I would say
Explanation:
By definition, ALL metals are malleable and ductile, and so this property is not restricted to the Group 2 metals. (Ductility is the ability of a metal to be drawn into a wire.)
