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[Post New]1 Mar 2008 23:27:28 IST
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How can we say that beriliumoxide is amphotaric by nature and why?
    
[Post New]1 Mar 2008 23:46:06 IST
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BeO reacts with acid as well as base thats why it is amphoteric.
 Reaction with base:
BeO +2NaOH----> Na2BeO2 + H2
 Reaction with acid:
BeO + 2HCl------> BeCl2 + H2O
and thats because it has the lowest electrode potential in the group.
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