Everything in group 2 on the periodic table are called

group two elements are called alkaline earth metals

Explanation:

Because their oxides form in the earth and are water soluble

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explanation:

covalent bonds

consist of pairs of electrons shared by two atoms, and bind the atoms to fixed orientation and requre high energies to break them

ionic bonds

when two atoms differ considerably in their electronegativity, then one of the atoms will lose its electron to the other atom. this results in a positively charged ion(cation) and a negatively charged ion (anion)