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{{infobox periodic table group/header
| title       = {{nowrap|Alkaline earth metals}}
| group number= 2
| trivial name= alkaline earth metals
| by element  = beryllium group
| CAS         = IIA
| old IUPAC   = IIA
| mark        = Be,Mg,Ca,Sr,Ba,Ra
| left        = [[Alkali metal|alkali metals]]
| right       = [[Group 3 element|group 3]]
}}
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! colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | ↓&nbsp;<small>[[Period (periodic table)|Period]]</small>
|-
! [[Period 2 element|2]]
| {{element cell image|4|Beryllium|Be| |Solid|Alkaline earth metal|Primordial|legend=|image=Be-140g.jpg|image caption=Lump of beryllium}}
|-
! [[Period 3 element|3]]
| {{element cell image|12|Magnesium|Mg| |Solid|Alkaline earth metal|Primordial|legend=|image=CSIRO ScienceImage 2893 Crystalised magnesium.jpg|image caption=Magnesium crystals}}
|-
! [[Period 4 element|4]]
| {{element cell image|20|Calcium|Ca| |Solid|Alkaline earth metal|Primordial|legend=|image=Calcium unter Argon Schutzgasatmosphäre.jpg|image caption=Calcium stored under argon atmosphere}}
|-
! [[Period 5 element|5]]
| {{element cell image|38|Strontium|Sr| |Solid|Alkaline earth metal|Primordial|legend=|image=Strontium destilled crystals.jpg|image caption=Strontium floating in paraffin oil}}
|-
! [[Period 6 element|6]]
| {{element cell image|56|Barium|Ba| |Solid|Alkaline earth metal|Primordial|legend=|image=Barium unter Argon Schutzgas Atmosphäre.jpg|image caption=Barium stored under argon atmosphere}}
|-
! [[Period 7 element|7]]
| {{element cell image|88|Radium|Ra| |Solid|Alkaline earth metal|from decay|legend=|image=Radium226.jpg|image caption=Radium electroplated on copper foil and covered with polyurethane to prevent reaction with air}}
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| colspan="2"|
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| style="border:{{element color|Primordial}}; background:{{Element color|table mark}};" | [[primordial element]]
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| style="border:{{element color|from decay}}; background:{{Element color|table mark}};padding:0 2px;" | [[radioactive decay|element by radioactive decay]]
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| Atomic number color:<br/><span style="color:{{element color|Solid}};">black=solid</span>
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