(PLS HELP will mark brainliest!) Compare and contrast the alkali metals and the alkaline earth metals. Discuss their physical and chemical properties, their magnetic properties, and their electron configurations.

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The alkali metals and alkaline earth metals has different physical and chemical properties due to difference in their valence electrons.

Comparison of physical and chemical properties of alkali metals and the alkaline earth metals.

                      Alkali Metals                             Alkaline earth metals

·Electronic      [Noble gas]ns1                                  [Noble gas]ns2

configuration

·Reactivity      Comparatively more reactive     Comparatively less

                                                                         reactive                        

·Hardness       Soft and can be cut by sharp     Comparatively harder

                      knife

·Valency         One valence electron               Two valence electron

·Ionic charge   +1                                              +2

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