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Lithium hydride can be used to prepare other useful hydrides. Beryllium hydride is one of them. Suggest a route for the preparation of beryllium hydride starting from lithium hydride. Write chemical equations involved in the process.

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`8LiH + Al_2Cl_6 to 2LiAlH_4 + 6LiCl`
`2BeCl_2 + LiAlH_4 to 2BeH_2 + LiCl + AlCl_3 `
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