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state any one reason for alkaline earth metals ions in general to have a greater tendency to from complexes than the alkali metals .

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Because of smaller size and higher charge on alkaline earth metal cations as compared to the corresponding alkali metal cations , alkaline earth metal cations have a greater tendency to form complexes .
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