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Question
The metals of Group 2 from top to bottom are Be, Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba. State the common feature in the electronic configuration.
Solution
On moving down the group, the number of electrons in the outermost shell, i.e. valence electrons, remains the same. So, the valency in the group remains the same.
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