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Alkaline earth metals are _______ reducing agents than alkali metals.

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  • Alkaline earth metal salts are:

    A
    paramagnetic
    B
    diamagnetic
    C
    ferromagnetic
    D
    all

  • Alkaline earth metals show:-

    A
    Divalency
    B
    Monovalency
    C
    Variable valency
    D
    Zero valency

  • In a period, from the left to right the electron affinity , increases, but alkaline earth metals have lower electron affinity than alkali metals because

    A
    (a) alkaline earth metals have lesser atomic radius
    than alkali metals.
    B
    (b) alkline earth have higher electronegativity
    than alkali metals.
    C
    (c) alkaline earth metals have completely filled 's-'
    orbitals.
    D
    (d) alkaline earth metals have lesser electronegativity
    than alkali metals.

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