While alkaline earth atoms like beryllium, calcium and strontium are indeed used in quantum information science, they are more commonly considered for quantum processing over quantum computing. It is the alkali metals, with the exception of lithium, that have gained more traction as promising candidates for quantum computing. Elements such as sodium, potassium, rubidium and cesium offer distinct advantages such as well-controlled quantum states, compatibility with quantum logic gates, and longer coherence times. They excel particularly in neutral-atom quantum computing architectures.