Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The chlorides of Be and Al have Cl-bridged structure. Both are soluble in organic solvents and act as Lewis bases.

Statement II: Hydroxides of Be and Al

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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The chlorides of Be and Al have Cl-bridged structure. Both are soluble in organic solvents and act as Lewis bases.

Statement II: Hydroxides of Be and Al dissolve in excess alkali to give beryllate and aluminate ions.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Statement I:  and  do have Cl-bridged structures and are soluble in organic solvents. However, they act as Lewis acids (electron pair acceptors), NOT Lewis bases. Statement I is false. ✗

Statement II: Both  and  are amphoteric:
-  (beryllate) ✓
-  (aluminate) ✓

Statement II is correct.

Answer: Option (4) — Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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