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Beryllium hydride is made from and . It is hydrolysed completely by water to give a gas and a hydroxide, and that hydroxide dissolves in excess aqueous . Which option gives the number of hydrogen neighbours of each Be in solid and the beryllium species in the final solution?

  1. A4;
  2. B4; with no other beryllium species
  3. C2;
  4. D2;

Answer: A

Solid is a polymer in which each Be is joined to four bridging H atoms (3-centre-2-electron bonds). , and amphoteric . The beryllium species is therefore the tetrahedral anion.
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