a. Look at Figure 11.3. i. What is the general trend in the melting points going down

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a. Look at Figure 11.3.

i. What is the general trend in the melting points going down Group 2?

ii. Which element breaks the trend?

b. Explain why the atoms in Group 2, as in any other group, get larger with increasing atomic number.

c. Would you expect the 2+ ions of Group 2 elements to be larger or smaller than their atoms? Explain your answer.

d. Radium (Ra) is a radioactive element found below barium at the bottom of Group 2. Predict:

i. Its melting point

ii. Its density

iii. Its metallic radius.

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