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The correct statement regarding the halides and monoxides of the alkaline earth metals is:

Options

  1. AAll the oxides and halides are ionic in nature.
  2. BAll the halides are always monomeric.
  3. CHydrated chlorides of all the alkaline earth metals give dehydrated products at high temperature.
  4. DBeryllium monoxide reacts with water to give beryllium hydroxide which further reacts with an alkali metal hyd

Correct answer

D. Beryllium monoxide reacts with water to give beryllium hydroxide which further reacts with an alkali metal hyd

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