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Beryllium and aluminium exhibit many pro...

Beryllium and aluminium exhibit many properties which are similar. But the two elements differ in:

A

exhibiting maximum covalency in compounds

B

forming polymeric hydrides

C

forming covalent halides

D

exhibiting amphoteric nature in their oxides

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Be (Z=4) has maximum covalency of 4 while Al(Z=13) has maximum covalency of 6.
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