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Be(OH)(2)is amphoteric in nature. Prove ...

`Be(OH)_(2)`is amphoteric in nature. Prove it.

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`Be(OH)_(2)` is amphoteric in nature as it reacts with both acid and alkali,
`underset(Acidic)(Be(O)H)_(2)+2NaOHtoNa_(2)BeO_(2)+2H_(2)O`
`underset(Basic)(Be)(OH)_(2) + 2HCl toBeCl_(2) + 2H_(2)O`
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