Family Members: Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, and Radium

Location: 2nd Column on Periodic Table

Creators of Album: Diante, Sarah, Jequan, and Billy

Meet the Parent: Nicolas-Louis VauquelinMeet the Parent: Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin

Birth Place:Birth Place: France in 1798 France in 1798

Physical and Chemical Physical and Chemical Features Features

PHYSICALPHYSICAL

1. 1. Gender: Metal Gender: Metal

2. 4 Protons, 4 Electrons, 5 2. 4 Protons, 4 Electrons, 5 Neutrons Neutrons

3. Density: 1.85 3. Density: 1.85

4. Boiling Point: 2471 4. Boiling Point: 2471

5. Melting Point: 12875. Melting Point: 1287

6. Specific Heat: 1.82 6. Specific Heat: 1.82

7. Electric Conductivity: 250 7. Electric Conductivity: 250

CHEMICAL CHEMICAL

1.1. 2 valence electrons 2 valence electrons

2.2. Oxidation number +2 Oxidation number +2

3.3. Ion Be+2Ion Be+2

4.4. High ReactivityHigh Reactivity

5.5. Compounds: Compounds: Beryllium Beryllium Hydroxide – Be(OH)2. Hydroxide – Be(OH)2. Beryllium Sulfate (BeSO4). Beryllium Sulfate (BeSO4). Beryllium Carbonate (BeCO3)Beryllium Carbonate (BeCO3)

Attributes Attributes

POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES Beryllium Copper Beryllium Copper

NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES Lung Cancer Lung Cancer

Meet the Parent: Joseph Black Meet the Parent: Joseph Black Birth Place: England in 1755 Birth Place: England in 1755

Physical and Chemical Physical and Chemical Features Features

PHYSICAL PHYSICAL

1. Gender: Metal 1. Gender: Metal

2. 12 Protons, 12 Electrons, 12 2. 12 Protons, 12 Electrons, 12 NeutronsNeutrons

3. Density: 1.738 3. Density: 1.738

4. Boiling Point: 1107.04. Boiling Point: 1107.0

5. Melting Point: 650.0 5. Melting Point: 650.0

6. Specific Heat: 1.023 6. Specific Heat: 1.023

7. Electric Conductivity: 0.298 7. Electric Conductivity: 0.298

CHEMICAL CHEMICAL

1.1. 2 valence electrons 2 valence electrons

2.2. Oxidation number: +2Oxidation number: +2

3.3. Ion Mg+2Ion Mg+2

4.4. High Reactivity High Reactivity 5.5. Compounds: Magnesium Compounds: Magnesium

Hydroxide – Mg(OH)2. Hydroxide – Mg(OH)2. Magnesium Chloride (MgCI2). Magnesium Chloride (MgCI2). Magnesium peroxide (MgO2)Magnesium peroxide (MgO2)

Attributes Attributes

POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES

AirplanesAirplanes

MissilesMissiles

Bombs Bombs

Photography Photography

NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES Dangerous if it is mixed with other substances Dangerous if it is mixed with other substances Can cause explosions, small injuries, nothing majorCan cause explosions, small injuries, nothing major

Meet the Parent: Sir Humphry Davy Meet the Parent: Sir Humphry Davy Birth Place: England in 1808 Birth Place: England in 1808

Physical and Chemical Physical and Chemical Features Features

PHYSICAL PHYSICAL

1. Gender: Metal 1. Gender: Metal

2. 20 Protons, 20 Electrons, 20 2. 20 Protons, 20 Electrons, 20 Neutrons Neutrons

3. Density: 1.543. Density: 1.54

4. Boiling Point: 1484 4. Boiling Point: 1484

5. Melting Point: 842 5. Melting Point: 842

6. Specific Heat: 0.6326. Specific Heat: 0.632

7. Electric Conductivity: 0.298 7. Electric Conductivity: 0.298

CHEMICAL CHEMICAL 1.1. 2 valence electrons 2 valence electrons

2.2. Oxidation number: +2Oxidation number: +2

3.3. Ion Ca+2Ion Ca+2

4.4. Reactivity: High Reactivity Reactivity: High Reactivity

5.5. Compounds: Calcium Compounds: Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3), Calcium Sulphate (CaSO4), Calcium Sulphate (CaSO4), Calcium Oxide (CaO) Oxide (CaO)

Attributes Attributes

POSITIVE ATTRIBUTESPOSITIVE ATTRIBUTES Calcium Carbonate is used to make white paintCalcium Carbonate is used to make white paint Cleaning powder, toothpaste, and stomach antacids Cleaning powder, toothpaste, and stomach antacids

NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES Can cause insomnia, anxiety, nervousness, depression, muscle Can cause insomnia, anxiety, nervousness, depression, muscle

spasms, and high stomach acids. spasms, and high stomach acids.

Meet the Parents: Adair Crawford Meet the Parents: Adair Crawford Birth Place: 1790, Scotland Birth Place: 1790, Scotland

Physical and Chemical Physical and Chemical Features Features

PHYSICAL PHYSICAL

1.1. Gender: Metal Gender: Metal

2.2. 38 Protons, 38 Electrons, 50 38 Protons, 38 Electrons, 50 Neutrons Neutrons

3. Density: 2.54 3. Density: 2.54

4. Boiling Point: 1384 4. Boiling Point: 1384

5. Melting Point: 769 5. Melting Point: 769

6. Specific Heat: 0.301 6. Specific Heat: 0.301

7. Conductor 7. Conductor

CHEMICAL CHEMICAL

1.1. 2 valence electrons 2 valence electrons

2.2. Ion Sr+2 Ion Sr+2

3.3. Highly Reactive Highly Reactive

4.4. Compounds: Strontium Compounds: Strontium Chloride (SrCI2), Strontium Chloride (SrCI2), Strontium Carbonate (SrCO3), and Carbonate (SrCO3), and Strontium Nitrate Strontium Nitrate (Sr(NO3)2) (Sr(NO3)2)

Attributes Attributes

POSITIVE ATTRIBUTESPOSITIVE ATTRIBUTES Used to make fireworks and flaresUsed to make fireworks and flares By giving them their red bright light By giving them their red bright light Can be seen miles away in any direction Can be seen miles away in any direction

NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES Harmful to humans even in small quantitiesHarmful to humans even in small quantities Toxic and can cause lung cancer Toxic and can cause lung cancer

Meet the Parents: Sir Humphry Davy Meet the Parents: Sir Humphry Davy Birth Place: London England in 1808 Birth Place: London England in 1808

Physical and Chemical Physical and Chemical Features Features

PHYSICAL PHYSICAL

1.Gender: Metal 1.Gender: Metal

2. 56 Protons, 56 Electrons, 81 2. 56 Protons, 56 Electrons, 81 NeutronsNeutrons

3. Density: 3.59 3. Density: 3.59

4. Boiling Point: 1897 4. Boiling Point: 1897

5. Melting Point: 727 5. Melting Point: 727

6. Specific Heat: 0.2046. Specific Heat: 0.204

7. Electric Conductivity: .03 7. Electric Conductivity: .03

CHEMICAL CHEMICAL 1.1. 2 Valence Electrons2 Valence Electrons

2.2. Ba+2Ba+2

3.3. Highly ReactiveHighly Reactive

4.4. Compounds: BaCI, BaO2, Compounds: BaCI, BaO2, BaTiO3 BaTiO3

Attributes Attributes

POSITIVE ATTRIBUTESPOSITIVE ATTRIBUTES Barium is used as a getter, a material that combines with and removes Barium is used as a getter, a material that combines with and removes

trace gases from vacuum tubestrace gases from vacuum tubes Barium Ferrite is made into magnets Barium Ferrite is made into magnets

NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES Barium is never found free in nature since it reacts with oxygen in the Barium is never found free in nature since it reacts with oxygen in the

air, forming barium oxide (BaO), and with water, forming barium air, forming barium oxide (BaO), and with water, forming barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)2) and hydrogen gas (H2).hydroxide (Ba(OH)2) and hydrogen gas (H2).

Meet the Parents: Marie Sklodowska Curie and Pierre Meet the Parents: Marie Sklodowska Curie and Pierre Curie Curie

Birth Place: Paris, France in 1898 Birth Place: Paris, France in 1898

Physical and Chemical Physical and Chemical Features Features

PHYSICAL PHYSICAL

1. Gender: Metal 1. Gender: Metal

2. 88 Protons, 88 Electrons, 138 2. 88 Protons, 88 Electrons, 138 NeutronsNeutrons

3. Density: 5.5 3. Density: 5.5

4. Boiling Point: 1536 4. Boiling Point: 1536

5. Melting Point: 700 5. Melting Point: 700

6. Specific Heat: .126. Specific Heat: .12

7. Conductor 7. Conductor

CHEMICAL CHEMICAL 1.1. 2 Valence Electrons2 Valence Electrons

2.2. Oxidation Number: +2Oxidation Number: +2

3.3. Ion Ra+2Ion Ra+2

4.4. Highly Reactive Highly Reactive

5.5. Compounds: Radium Oxide Compounds: Radium Oxide (RaO), Radium Bromide (RaO), Radium Bromide (RaBr2), Radium Chloride (RaBr2), Radium Chloride (RaCI2)(RaCI2)

Attributes Attributes

POSITIVE ATTRIBUTESPOSITIVE ATTRIBUTES About one million times more active than uranium About one million times more active than uranium

NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTESNEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES No affects on humans in small dosesNo affects on humans in small doses Higher levels of radium can cause teeth fractures, anaemia, Higher levels of radium can cause teeth fractures, anaemia,

cataract, and even cancer cataract, and even cancer

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