Le dimanche 01 avril 2007 à 17:17 +0100, Andrew Walkingshaw a écrit : > On 4/1/07, Geoffrey Hutchison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Apr 1, 2007, at 10:55 AM, Jean Bréfort wrote: > > > > > H is not an alkali (whatever you call it, earth or metal) The family > > > starts with Li, and H is a non metal. The correct name for Li > > > through Fr > > > is Alkali metals. > > > > Exactly. > > Group 2 are the alkali earth metals, though.
webelements.com says "Alkaline earth metal". alkali is a name, and we need an adjective there, IMHO. > Andrew > > _______________________________________________ > Blue-obelisk mailing list > Blue-obelisk@hardly.cubic.uni-koeln.de > http://hardly.cubic.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/blue-obelisk > -- Jean Bréfort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Blue-obelisk mailing list Blue-obelisk@hardly.cubic.uni-koeln.de http://hardly.cubic.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/blue-obelisk
