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The compounds of alkaline earth metals have the following
magnetic nature:

A

Diamagnetic

B

Antiferromagnetic

C

Ferromagnetic

D

Paramagnetic

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The correct Answer is:
A
Due to paired electron `(ns^(2))` group `2` elements are diamagnetic.
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