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鹼土金屬

简碱土金属 · 繁鹼土金屬

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎn tǔ jīn shǔ

alkaline earth (i.e. beryllium Be 鈹, magnesium Mg 鎂, calcium Ca 鈣, strontium Sr 鍶, barium Ba 鋇 and radium Ra 鐳)

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鹼: Look up this written character
土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
屬: Look up this written character
碱: jiǎn · alkaline, alkali, lye, salt
属: shǔ · class, category, type; belong to

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3–3–1–3 · jian3 tu3 jin1 shu3

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(inorganic chemistry) alkaline earth metal

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