Why beo is covalent while other group members are ionic?
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Burning beryllium metal in dry air produces beryllium oxide, BeO. This is a salt with and ions in a crystal lattice, although the attractions between and have an appreciablecovalent character. ... The electrons that surround an ion to complete its neon shell actually are shared to a degree with the beryllium atoms.
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