I have a list like this:

alkaline_earth_values = [['beryllium',  4], 
                         ['magnesium', 12],
                         ['calcium',   20],
                         ['strontium', 38], 
                         ['barium',    56], 
                         ['radium',    88]]

If I simply use the max(list) method, it will return the answer 'strontium', which would be correct if I was trying to find the max name, however I'm trying to return the element whose integer is highest.

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