JEE Main Chemistry question

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Alkaline earth metals are not found free in nature because of their:

(A)Low melting point
(B)High boiling point
(C)Thermal instability
(D)Great chemical activityCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Alkaline earth metals are highly electropositive and chemically reactive, readily combining with oxygen, water and other elements, so they are never found as free (uncombined) metals in nature — only as

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Question ID VK-138002