Alkaline Earth Metals

Alkaline Earth Metals

Uses

the most common use for beryllium is in the aircraft industry. it is use in conjunction with other metals to make the light weight airplane

Looks

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Beryllium

beryllium has the color of steel grey

Why is calcium important for our bodies

Magnesium's Biological usage

It is found in many food and is essential for our bones and for our teeth.

It is also important for our muscles

It is important to regulate blood pressure

Magnesium is an essential element in both plant and animal life. It is non-toxic. without magnesium, photosynthesis, and therefore life as we know it, would not exist.

Humans take in. 250-350 milligrams each day, and we each have about 20 grams in our bodies.

Its a rare element in the universe

Was around the time of the egyptians but noticed around 18Th century

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Magnesium's Uses

Magnesium is used in flares, pyrotechnics and incendiary bombs and was formerly used in flash bulbs.

It improves the mechanical, fabrication and welding characteristics of aluminium when used as an alloying agent.

Magnesium

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Calcium

A silvery white metal that can be made to burn with a bright light.

Magnesium is the eighth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust.

The sea contains trillions of tonnes of magnesium.

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5th most abundant element in the Earth’s crust

It was known in the 1st century

Calcium is a alkaline earth metal

Calcium is white powder which is used in many vitamins

A silvery white metal that can be made to burn with a bright light.

Uses

Radium is in cancer treatments and it is used

to power things using nuclear power. Radium

is used as a thermal power to treat cancer and

eliminate viruses.

Radium is used in Clocks, Paintings, Watches

looks

A soft silvery metal

Appearance

Strontium is a silver metal. in the body it found a lot in bones

Uses

The best-known use is in the form of barium sulfate, which can be drunk as a medical cocktail to outline the stomach

Medical Uses

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Barium nitrate gives fireworks a green color.

Barium can also be used for Rat Poison.

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You can find calcium

Barium

used to treat bone aches.

Is found in dietary supplements

Biological Role

You can find calcium in dairy products

You can find calcium in vitamins also

Radium

other uses include being a component in fireworks

Barium and all its compounds that are water or acid soluble are toxic.

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Radium is in cancer treatments and it is used

to power things using nuclear power. Radium

is used as a thermal power to treat cancer and

eliminate viruses.

strontium

Barium's atomic number is 56.

Barium is found in about 0.05% of the Earth's Crust.

Found in 1808 by Humphry Davy.

Barium looks like a soft silvery metal with a hint of green.

Is a component in fireworks, Used in medicine and helps with osteosperosis

Barium Sulfate

It is a white crystalline solid that is odorless and insoluble in water.

It occurs as the mineral barite, which is the main commercial source of barium and materials prepared from it.

The Dirty Bomb

Terrorist have made isotopes for radium that

make release tons of radiation and place it

into a bomb. If a bomb like this went off it

could kill thousands so Radium Is one of the

most dangerous elements on the planet and

its similar to uranium.