Answer: Option (C) is the correct answer.
Explanation:
The elements of group 2 are also known as alkaline earth metals. Thus, each element of group 2 is an alkaline earth metal.
Group 2 contains six elements from to bottom which are as follows.
Beryllium (Be), Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), Strontium (Sr), Barium (Ba) and Radium (Ra). Out of which radium is a radioactive element.
It is typically formed by the evaporation of salty water (such as sea water) which contains dissolved Na+ and Cl- ions. One finds rock salt deposits ringing dry lake beds, inland marginal seas, and enclosed bays and estuaries in arid regions of the world