Modern Chemistry, Lesson 89: The Alkaline Earth Metals

Duration: 30 min

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation

Description: Discusses the alkaline earth metals. Gives the relative sizes of the atoms and ions, and shows molar quantities of the metals. Illustrates the reaction of IIA elements with oxygen by the burning of magnesium and of calcium. Hot magnesium is treated with steam. Hydrogen gas and magnesium oxide are formed.

Metadata Source:Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education)