Teenage Depression statistics show that teen depression is a common problem 1  : About 20 percent of teens will experience teen depression before they reach adulthood. 2  Between 10 to 15 percent of teenagers have some symptoms of teen depression at any one time.
1. alkaline-relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone. alkalic. chemical science, chemistry-the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions.
The alkaline earth metals are found in group IIA of the periodic table, which is the second column of elements. All of the alkaline earth metal atoms have a +2 oxidation state. Like the alkali metals, these elements are found in compounds rather than pure form. The alkaline earths are reactive but less than the alkali metals.