Which statement(s) for Group 2 elements is/are correct?
- The first ionisation energy of magnesium is greater than the first ionisation energy of barium.
- A strontium ion, Sr2+\text{Sr}^{2+}Sr2+, contains a total of 8 electrons in s orbitals.
- The equation for the reaction of barium with water is:
Ba+H2O→BaO+H2
\text{Ba} + \text{H}_2\text{O} \rightarrow \text{BaO} + \text{H}_2
Ba+H2O→BaO+H2