do you have any ideas?
why earth borons?
2007-05-10 03:08:23 · 3 answers · asked by Zephyr_Seven 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Alkaline earth metals like Calcium, Strontium form compounds with Boron.
The anion is not boron itself but in a combined state like hexaboride. I don't remember the formula though.
Hence its sensible to call them alkaline earth borons!
They have peculiar properties like Ferromagnetism!
2007-05-10 03:16:10 · answer #1 · answered by Som™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not earth borons but alkaline earth and boron
Alkaline earths are metals of group2 (Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba ,Ra)
borons of these metals with the element boron
2007-05-10 03:27:17 · answer #2 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
boron falls in the second group of the periodic table.
2nd group elements are called alkaline earth metals.
2007-05-10 03:14:39 · answer #3 · answered by lilmaninbigpants 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋