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PERIODIC TABLE
OF THE
ELEMENTS
Alkali &
Alkaline
Earth Metals
PERIODIC TABLE
OF THE
ELEMENTS
Alkali &
Alkaline
Earth Metals
Monica Halka, Ph.D., and
Brian Nordstrom, Ed.D.
ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METALS
Copyright © 2010 by Monica Halka, Ph.D., and Brian Nordstrom, Ed.D.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Halka, Monica.
Alkali and alkaline earth metals / Monica Halka and Brian Nordstrom.
p. cm. — (Periodic table of the elements)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8160-7369-6 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4381-3184-9 (e-book)
1. Alkalies. 2. Alkaline earth metals. 3. Periodic law. I. Nordstrom, Brian. II. Title.
QD172.A4H35 2010
546'.38—dc22 2009035152
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