Which among the following elements of group-2 exhibits anomalous properties ?

Question

Which among the following elements of group-2 exhibits anomalous properties ? (A) Be (B) Mg (C) Ca (D) Ba

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Beryllium (Be) because of its exceptionally small atomic and ionic size, high ionisation enthalpy and non-availability of d -orbital in its valence shell shows anomalous behaviour than rest of the members of group 2 .

Q. Which among the following elements of group-2 exhibits anomalous properties ?

Be

Mg

Ca

Ba

Beryllium (Be) because of its exceptionally small atomic and ionic size, high ionisation enthalpy and non-availability of d -orbital in its valence shell shows anomalous behaviour than rest of the members of group 2 .