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Why alkali metals and alkaline earth metals are called s-block elements?

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Alkali metals and alkaline earth metals (group 1 & 2) are those in which the last electron enters the outermost s-orbital. As the s-orbital can accommodate only two electrons, the two groups belong to the s-block elements.
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